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Lesson 2 Words
English 7G
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trilogy | a group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme |
| trisect | to divide into three parts |
| triumvirate | a group of three, especially in authority |
| quadrant | 1. a quarter of a circle or of its circumference 2. an early machine for measuring altitudes 3. any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines |
| quartet | 1. a musical composition for four voices or instruments 2. a set of four, especially of four musicians |
| quatrain | a stanza or group of four lines of poetry |
| decimate | 1. to destroy a large part of 2. to kill one in every ten |
| decathlon | an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events |
| bicentennial | 1. a two hundredth anniversary 2. happening every 200 years |
| centenary | 1. pertaining to a 100 year period 2. a centennial |
| centigrade | referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |