Classical Roots Book A Lesson 2
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Lions4Life on September 20, 2011
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vocab lesson 2
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MWS-7th-All subject definitions and More!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bicentennial | of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; a 200th anniversary |
| centenary | Pertaining to a 100-year period |
| centigrade | referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100 |
| decathlon | an athletic contest consisting of ten different events |
| decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of |
| quadrant | a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies; a quarter (1/4) of a circle or its circumference |
| quartet | four performers or singers who perform together |
| quatrain | a stanza of four lines; a four-line poem |
| trilogy | a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme |
| trisect | to divide into three parts |
| triumvirate | a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority; three rulers or leaders together |
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