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Jones 60-65 Vocab
Jones PIB Cards 60-65 Semester 2
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Saeculum | Age, century |
| Secular | Worldly as opposed to ecclesiastical or church-related |
| Secularize | Covert from church to civil property or use |
| Siecle | Century |
| Fin de Siecle | End of the century |
| Novus Ordo Seclorum | "A New Order for the Ages" |
| Secule | Period of geologic time corresponding to strata in rocks |
| Primus | First |
| Primate | Order of mammals including humans, apes, monkeys, etc. |
| Primitive | The conditions of life in earliest times before technology |
| Primogeniture | Custom of the eldest son in a family inheriting the family land and wealth |
| Prima Donna | A leading lady of the opera (first lady) |
| Secundus | Second |
| Second | An aide to a participant in a duel |
| Secondary Market | Selling of stocks on the open market after an initial public offering of shares in a company |
| tertius | third |
| tertiary | third in order |
| tertiary color | color produced by mixing two secondary colors |
| tertiary period | the first period in the Cenozoic Era |
| tertio-geniture | right of succession or inheritance belonging to the third born in a family |
| tertius gaudens | a third person who benefits from the conflict of two others |
| gaudere | to rejoice |
| quartus | fourth |
| quartile | one-fourth of the total group being tested in research |
| quarterdeck | the stern area of a sailing ship's upper deck |
| quarterly | recurring every three months; 1/4 of a year |
| quintus | fifth |
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