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Word Cell#2
Word Cell #2
Question | Answer |
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athlon | contest |
duo | two |
-er | that which |
-et | group |
gon | angle/corner |
multi | many |
oct/octu | eight |
pent/penta | five |
-ple(t) | combination/collection/thickness |
Quadr/quadri/quadru/quart | four/fourth |
quint/quintu | five/fifth |
sept/septu | seven |
sext/sextu | six |
trio | group of three |
quadrilateral | being four-sided; (n) a geometric figure formed from four straight lines; as, a square, rectangle, a parallelogram, a trapezoid, etc., are quadrilateral geometric figures |
quartet | a musical composition for four voices or instruments; a group of four; as, a bowling quartet; quartette; compare solo, duet or duo, trio, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, etc. |
pentathlon | an athletic contest in which the contestants took part in five different events |
quart | a measure of volume or capacity; the fourth part of a gallon; 2 pints |
quadrillion | the number named by a unit with fifteen zeros after it; 1000 trillions;1,000,000,000,000,000 |
quintet | a musical composition for five voices or instruments; a group of five; as, a basketball quintet; quintette |
Pentagon | the five-sided headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, located in Washington, D.C. |
quintuplet | a combination or collection of five of a kind; one of five children born at about the same time, and to the same mother; most notable are the Dionne and Fischer quintuplets |
quadruped | a four-footed animal; as, horses, cats, dogs, etc., are quadrupeds; (a) being four-footed; compare biped and multiped |
quadrennial | lasting for four years; as, a quadrennial term in office; taking place one time in four years; as, the Olympics, the presidential election (n) anything that takes place every four years; as, the birthday celebration of anyone born on the 29th of February |