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circum around
1. Ex: circumspect

2. circum—around

3. spect—look
Since I’m not good at math, I am very circumspect (cautious) when it comes to telling someone
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they have added numbers incorrectly.
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semi___ Half (partly)

1. Ex: semicircle

2. semi—half

3. circle—circle
The students formed a semicircle around their teacher as she read them a story.
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inter___ Between/among
1. Ex: intercept

2. inter—between

3. cept—take
Did you see the pass that was intercepted during the second quarter of the football game last
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night?
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ec___ Out (out of/away/off)

1. Ex: eccentricity

2. ec—out

3. centr—center
ic—htdw
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ity—being
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Although my brother thought my aunt was weird, I thought her eccentricities made her
interesting and unique.
merg/merge Dip (dive/sink/go)
1. Ex: submerge

2. sub—below

3. merge—dip
It is best to eat an Oreo cookie after it has been submerged in ice-cold milk.
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tors/tort/torqu/tortu twist
1. Ex: extort

2. ex—out

3. tort—twist
My cousin tried to extort money from me in exchange for keeping quiet about my spilling a soda
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5. on the couch.

Volume One, Lesson 25