Ms. Shores Rootwords Circ, Circum

Ms. Shores (United States of America)
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  1. circle
    a plane curve with every point equidistant from the center
  2. circlet
    a small ring-shaped object
  3. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a place or area
  4. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
  5. circumference
    the length of the closed curve of a circle
  6. circumflex
    a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
  7. circumnavigate
    travel completely around something
  8. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  9. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  10. circumstances
    one's overall condition in life
  11. circus
    a travelling company of entertainers
  12. figurative
    not literal
  13. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  14. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  15. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  16. consonance
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
Created on Mon Dec 02 16:01:41 EST 2013 (updated Mon Dec 02 16:02:22 EST 2013)

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