Based on its root word "peri," meaning "around," and the suffix "-ic," which typically relates to a characteristic or quality, the word "periodic" means D. occurring at regular times.
Read this sentence from paragraph 1.
And while we can usually count on periodic showers to cool things down and give plants the water they need, things have been different this summer.
Based on its root word peri and the suffix -ic, the word periodic means
A.
deposited around the center.
B.
lengthy or extended.
C.
along an edge or boundary.
D.
occurring at regular times.
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