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circumnavigate |
sail around |
to circumnavigate the earth |
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circumvent |
go around or outwitt |
He circumvented capture by anticipating their movements |
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circuitous |
indirect, roundabout |
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peripheral |
marginal |
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perimeter |
measurement around a 2 dimensional figure |
math |
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perigee |
the point in the moons orbit that's closest to the Earth |
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circumspect |
wary, catuious |
she didn't trust him so she was very circumspect around him |
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periphery |
outer edge of an area |
the students stood at the periphery of the soccer field to watch the game because it was too crowded to get any closer |
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circumambulate |
wander |
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circumscribe |
enclose; draw a line around |
to circumscribe a city on a map |
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circumference |
perimeter of a circle |
math |
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periodically |
recurring or reappearing from time to time. Something periodic happens only occasionally, after a "period" of time. |
Lunch happens every day, after 4th period |
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circumlocution |
the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. |
roundabout/indericet way of talking |
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period |
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics |
a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; period of social unrest in Germany. |
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circumstance |
a condition |
Do not judge his behavior without considering every circumstance. |
