Week 21 of 36 · 10 words · ages 15–16
10th Grade spelling words, week 21: circum- (around)
10th Grade spelling words · week 21 · circum- (around) · spellchirp.com
- circumvent
- To find a way around a rule or obstacle.
- circumstance
- A condition or fact surrounding an event.
- circumscribe
- To limit within narrow bounds.
- circumnavigate
- To sail or travel all the way around, especially the world.
- circuitous
- Roundabout; not direct.
- circumlocution
- Using many words where few would do.
- circumstantial
- Based on surrounding facts that suggest, but do not prove, something.
- circumflex
- A hat-shaped accent mark placed over a vowel.
- circumspection
- Careful thought about risks before acting.
- circumambulate
- To walk all the way around something.
Ten minutes a day this week
Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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