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Morphology U12

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MORPHOLOGY U12

ROOTS: CYC, CIRC/CIRCUM, CENTR/CENTER

CYCLE (cyc)
Noun
A set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order; a repeating series of events or actions

My class is studying the water cycle in science early because we are having an unexpected quiz on it.

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CYCLICAL (cyc)
Adjective happening again and again in the same order; happening in cycles

When I dropped my stone into the water, the impact developed cyclical ripples.

CYCLONE (cyc)
Noun
An extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around in an area of low pressure

The weather report showed currently, there was a cyclone by Madagascar in the open sea.

CIRCUMFERENCE (circum)
Noun
The length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape

Carrie agreed to have her hoop represent the circumference of a circle for today's math lesson.

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CIRCUIT (circ)
Noun
The complete path that an electric current travels along

My dad took apart computer and showed me the circuits in the motherboard, the heart of the computer.

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CIRCUMSTANCE (circum)
Noun
A conditions that surround or cause an event to happen

"The one circumstance that caused me to end up here was my brother painting my face black while I was asleep," explained Tasha, "so how do I get back?"

CIRCUMVENT (circum)
Verb
To get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

"I attempted to circumvent the computer's passcode," whispered Darth Frank to his thieving buddy, "but Alice Axelik entered the room and spotted me hacking into the computer, so I made a run for it."

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CENTRAL (centr)
Adjective
Located in the center of a thing or place.

The one place people call "Central Night Play" is the Cisco Park because it is in the center of Ahlickos.

CONCENTRIC (centr)
Adjective
When two or more objects share the same center point

"Hey, look at those concentric rays," yelled Keisha as I groaned, knowing that she doesn't know it was an acute angle.

ECCENTRIC (centr)
Adjective
Tending to act in a strange or unusual ways

"That guy looks totally eccentric," chuckled Iroha, so I told her, "That is a poor, homeless person who you are not allowed to make fun of; you can't just go around saying people are eccentric!"

MORPHOLOGY U12

BY: R.K.