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VCR Lesson 2
Tri, Tres, Quartus, Quatuor, Decem, Centum,
Term | Definition |
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trilogy | (n) A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme |
trisect | (v) To divide into three parts |
triumverate | (n) Group of three, especially in authority |
quadrant | 1. (n) A quarter of a circle or of its circumference 2. An early machine for measuring times 3. Any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines |
quartet | 1. (n) A musical composition for four voices or instruments 2. A set of four, especially of four musicians |
quartrain | (n) A stanza or group of four lines of poetry |
decimate | (v) 1. To destroy a large part of 2. To kill one of every ten |
decathlon | (n) An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events. |
bicentennial | (n) A two-hundredth anniversary |
centenary | 1. (adj) Pertaining to a 100-year period 2. (n) A centennial |
centigrade | (adj) Referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. |