circ-, circum- and trans-

Question 1

transatlantic

Answer 1

across the Atlantic Ocean

Question 2

transcontinental

Answer 2

across a continent

Question 3

transcribe

Answer 3

to write across languages; to translate

Question 4

transect

Answer 4

to cut across or divide by cutting

Question 5

transfer

Answer 5

to move from one place to another; to move across places

Question 6

translate

Answer 6

to cut through any language barrier by changing one language into another

Question 7

translucent

Answer 7

clear; light can pass through; see through but not perfectly clear

Question 8

transparent

Answer 8

perfectly clear; obvious; light shows clearly through

Question 9

transpiration

Answer 9

the process of giving off moisture through pores of skin or through the surface of leaves and plants

Question 10

transport

Answer 10

to carry from one place to another; to carry through an area

Question 11

circle

Answer 11

a round shape that has no beginning or end

Question 12

circlet

Answer 12

a small circle; a ring or round band worn as an ornament, especially on the head

Question 13

circuit

Answer 13

a path for an electrical current to flow around

Question 14

circulate

Answer 14

to move around an area or a place, often returning to a starting point

Question 15

circumference

Answer 15

the distance all the way around a circle

Question 16

circumflex

Answer 16

bending around; curved

Question 17

circumnavigate

Answer 17

to travel completely around

Question 18

circumrotate

Answer 18

to turn around like a wheel

Question 19

circumspect

Answer 19

careful; careful to look all around before doing something

Question 20

circumvent

Answer 20

to prevent something from happening by careful thinking; to get around something; to entrap

Question 21

circ-

circum-

Answer 21

round, around

Question 22

trans-

Answer 22

across