UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #5

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  1. circumference
    the boundary line encompassing an area or object
    The tree was 19 feet 4 inches in circumference and stood 109 feet tall. Seattle Times (Nov 2, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "around"
  2. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
    Despite singling her out in the research paper, the authors were relatively circumspect about her cardiac health. Science Magazine (May 11, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "around"
  3. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
    She was unaccustomed to the Kabuli dialect of his Farsi, and to the underlying layer of Pashto accent, the language of his native Kandahar. A Thousand Splendid Suns
    from the word-forming element meaning "through"
  4. diameter
    the length of a straight line through the center of a circle
    "The typhoon is very strong and destructive because of its large diameter," said Rene Paciente, assistant weather services chief at the weather bureau. Reuters (Oct 19, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "through"
  5. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
    Using a polyglot of Vietnamese, French and English, “we could all converse,” he added. Washington Times (Nov 21, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "many, much"
  6. polygon
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    It emphasized sharp geometric forms, such as spheres, polygons, rectangles, trapezoids, zigzags, chevrons and sunburst motifs. Forbes (Jul 3, 2015)
    from the word-forming element meaning "many, much"
  7. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    “You watch the transformation of Drink, who just lost his eyesight. Then you put a guitar in his hand and he becomes a 25-year-old again.” Washington Post (Nov 23, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "across"
  8. translation
    rendering in another language with the same meaning
    Many documents are only available in the original Russian, or only in the English translation. Seattle Times (Dec 12, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "across"
  9. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
    The rule will not protect a director when the decision is unilateral or spurred by a personal interest. Los Angeles Times (Sep 11, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "one"
  10. uniform
    always the same
    from the word-forming element meaning "one"
  11. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
    He reiterated too that Mexico was ready to work together to help their bilateral relationship, emphasizing how the two countries are friends and allies. BBC (Nov 9, 2016)
    from the Greek root meaning "twice"
  12. bicameral
    consisting of two chambers
    Traditionally in bicameral negotiations, issues that cannot be resolved by conferees are bumped up to the leaders of the respective chambers. Washington Post (Jun 18, 2012)
    from the Greek root meaning "twice"
  13. duality
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
    There is a constant duality between who you are as an individual and what the crown makes you become. Time (Sep 27, 2016)
    from the root meaning "two"
  14. duel
    a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people
    Their lives intersected a final time during a duel in 1804 that pitted Burr, a sitting vice president, against Hamilton, a former Treasury secretary. Los Angeles Times (Nov 19, 2016)
    from the root meaning "two"
  15. duo
    two items of the same kind
    But one of Oasis’s loudest features was how much its core duo, the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, loved the rock-and-roll life style. The New Yorker (Nov 30, 2016)
    from the root meaning "two"
  16. trident
    a spear with three prongs
    There was my dad, Poseidon, with his trident, holding out grapes for Dionysus to turn into wine. The Battle of the Labyrinth
    from the word-forming element meaning "three"
  17. trinity
    three people or things considered as a unit
    Batman: Dawn of Justice, which will feature DC’s trinity: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, are driving a new audience to comic books. Washington Times (Dec 16, 2014)
    from the word-forming element meaning "three"
  18. tetrahedron
    any polyhedron having four plane faces
    This is bounded by four equilateral triangles and is identical with the regular tetrahedron of geometry. Various
    from the word-forming element meaning "four"
  19. quadrilateral
    a four-sided polygon
    More words came out: “A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel, and therefore opposite angles equal,” I recited. Seattle Times (May 3, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "four"
  20. quadruple
    having four units or components
    Africa's population is booming faster than anywhere in the world: it is expected to almost quadruple by 2100. Nature (Nov 1, 2016)
    from the word-forming element meaning "four"
  21. quartet
    a musical composition for four performers
    Last on the program, but perhaps most intense, came Ms. Marin’s quartet for four women, all dressed in shades of red. New York Times (Nov 21, 2016)
    from the Latin root meaning "fourth"
Created on Mon Dec 05 15:54:51 EST 2016 (updated Mon Dec 19 12:21:34 EST 2016)

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