Greek/Latin Letter C quiz

Match the word with the definition.

• a part per hundred

• bicentennial

• 200th anniversary

• circumference

• one hundredth of a dollar

• percent

• the study of time

• chronology

• the distance around

• cent

1. What does chronic mean?

• lasting a long time, as in a disease or disorder

• 1. number of parts per hundred

• 1. a record of events in a given sequence or order

• 1. to happen at the same time; to move together

1. What does synchronize mean?

• lasting a long time, as in a disease or a disorder

• number of parts per hundred

• a record of events in a given sequence or order

• to happen at the same time; to move together

What does the word centenarian mean?

• 1. one who is 100 years old or more

• 1. to bypass or go around

• 1. the distance around a circle, figure, and so forth

• 1. to draw a line around

What does the word circumscribe mean?

• one who is 100 years old or more

• to bypass or go around

• the distance around a circle, figure, and so forth

• to draw a line around

What does the word circumvent mean?

• one who is 100 years old or more

• to bypass or go around

• the distance around a circle, figure, and so forth

• to draw a line around

What does the word century mean?

• a period of 100 years

• to sail or fly completely around

• a record of events in a given sequence or order

• one who is 100 years old or more

What does the word circumnavigate mean?

• a period of 100 years

• to sail or fly completely around

• a record of events in a given sequence or order

• one who is 100 years old or more

What does the root "cent" mean?

• study

• hundred, hundredth

• years

• time

• two

What does the root "chron" mean?

• study

• hundred, hundredth

• years

• time

• two