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Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes

Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes. Group #6. Chron. Time. ANA. BACK. LOG. To Write. METER. Measure. SYN. Together. ISM. The act or state or theory of. CIRCUM. around. FER. To Carry. LOC. To Speak. LOGY. Study of. NAV. To sail. SCRIB. To write. SPEC. To Look. STA. To Stand.

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Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes

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  1. Prefixes - Roots - Suffixes Group #6

  2. Chron • Time

  3. ANA • BACK

  4. LOG • To Write

  5. METER • Measure

  6. SYN • Together

  7. ISM • The act or state or theory of

  8. CIRCUM • around

  9. FER • To Carry

  10. LOC • To Speak

  11. LOGY • Study of

  12. NAV • To sail

  13. SCRIB • To write

  14. SPEC • To Look

  15. STA • To Stand

  16. IC • Like • Pertaining to

  17. VEN • To Come

  18. ANACHRONISM • Ana-Back • Chron-Time • Ism-state • Anachronism-State of being out of a proper historical time • To include an iPad in a story set in 1920 would be an anachronism.

  19. CHRONIC • Chron-Time • Ic-like or pertaining to • Chronic- continuing for a long time • A chronic complainer, he was never happy with his situation.

  20. CHRONICLE • Chron-Time • Chronicle-And account of events arranged in order of the time. • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle gives an account of 12 centuries of British History.

  21. CHRONOLOGICAL • Chron-Time • Log-To Write • Chronological-arranged in order of occurrence. • The play dramatizes in chronological order the events that led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

  22. CHRONOLOGY • Chron-Time • Logy-Study of • Chronology-A list of events arranged according to time of occurrence. • He had memorized the chronology of the reigns of the English monarchs.

  23. CHRONOMETER • Chron-Time • Meter-Measure • Chronometer-An instrument for measuring time precisely, especially in navigation. • Before making an entry in the log, the captain consulted the cronometer.

  24. SYNCHRONIZE • SYN=together • Chron=Time • Synchronize-to cause to operate (keep time) in unison. • The sound track of the film was not snychronized with the picture.

  25. CIRCUIT • Circum-Around • Circuit-The regular journey around a territory by a person performing duties. • When the circuit was interrupted, the lights went out.

  26. CIRCUITOUS • Circum-Around • Circuitous-roundabout; winding. • Because she didn’t know the way, she took us by a rather circuitous route.

  27. CIRCUMLOCUTION • Circum-Around • Loc-To Speak • Circumlocution-A roundabout way to say something without being direct • Saying, “A number of other commitments will make it impossible for me to find the time to attend the meeting, would be a circumlocution for simply not wanting to attend.

  28. CIRCUMNAVIGATE • Circum-Around • Nav-To sail • Circumnavigate-to sail around • Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe.

  29. CIRCUMSCRIBE • Circum-Around • Scribe-to write • Circumscribe-to write a line around the bounds; to limit; to confine. • The rules of the private school circumscribed the daily activities of the students.

  30. CIRCUMFERENCE • Circum-around • Fer-carry • Circumference-lit-to carry around. Mod- the outer boundary line around a circular area. • In our math class, we learned how to find the circumference of a circle.

  31. CIRCUMSPECT • Circum-Around • Spect-To look • Circumspect-cautious; carefully look around, consider all consequences. • She was circumspect in making suggestion to her temperamental boss.

  32. CIRCUMSTANCE • Circum-Around • Sta-To stand • Circumstance-Something standing around; a fact or event accompanying another fact or event. • Because of circumstances at home, I had to give up the trip I had planned.

  33. CIRCUMVENT • Circum-Around • Vent-To Come • Circumvent-To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful maneuvering; to prevent. • By offering a small wage increase, the management hoped to circumvent a walkout.

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