Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading RED HOT ROOT WORDS Lesson 36 It’s About Time Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading

Red Hot Root Words Prefixes Meaning Words You Already Know ann, enn year anniversary, centennial chron time chronicle dai, dia day daily jour journal tempo temporary

annual adjective yearly, relating to a year

annual The annual meeting was held every September.

annuity noun a sum of money that is payable at a certain time for a set number of years

annuity The annuity from his life insurance policy was paid out over ten years.

biennial adjective happening every two years; lasting for two years.

biennial The biennial reunion was slated to happen only in even-numbered years. 2010 2006 2000 2002 2008 2004

chronic adjective continuing for a long time

chronic The doctor diagnosed her chronic pain as arthritis.

chronological adjective arranged according to time

chronological The teacher gave us a list of events and asked us to put them in chronological order.

contemporary adjective happening or existing at the same time; up-to-date

contemporary The two contemporary artists were living at the same time but not in the same countries.

diary noun a daily record

diary I write the day’s events and my feelings in my diary.

extemporaneous adjective done without previous preparation

extemporaneous His extemporaneous speech was inspiring considering he had no warning he would be speaking.

journalism noun the work of gathering news and writing for a newspaper or periodical; journalistic writing

journalism His career in journalism allowed him to work for news agencies around the world.

synchronize verb to make to agree in time or to happen at the same time

synchronize The synchronized swimmers swam in perfect unison.

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