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Classical Roots
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English
9th Grade
05/02/2012

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circumference
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the outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
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circuitous
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roundabout; indirect
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rote
Definition
by memory without thought of the meaning
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cavernous
Definition
filled with caves or cavities
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configuration
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a shape or outline; a method of arrangement
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excavate
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to dig out; to make a hole by digging
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orb
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(1) a sphere; anything spherical in shape
(2) a globe carried by a monarch as a symbol of office
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circumspect
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cautious and watchful; prudent
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orbit
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(1) path of one body as it revolves around another body
(2) a sphere of influence; a range of action or experience
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feint
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(1) a misleading movement or pretended attack
(2) a pretense; a scheme to mislead
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encyclopedic
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possessing information about many subjects or intensively about one subject
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ideology
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the main ideas of a class, group, or movement
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cyclic
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occurring or moving in cycles
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idyll
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a short description of a peaceful or romantic scene, usually of country life
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figurative
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using figures of speech; symbolic, not literal
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rotund
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plump; rounded
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feign
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to pretend
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effigy
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a sculpture or model of a person
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concave
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curved like the inner surface of a ball
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rotunda
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a circular domed building or hall
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