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SHB Lesson 2
Vocabulary from Classical Roots, Book A, Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n.) A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme. | trilogy |
| tr. v.) To divide into three parts. | trisect |
| triumvirate | (n.) A group of three, especially in authority. |
| quadrant | A quarter of a circle or of its circumference. 2. (n.) An early machine for measuring altitudes. 3. (n.) any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines. |
| quartet | A musical composition for four voices or four instruments. 2. (n.) A set of four, especially of four musicians. |
| quatrain | (n.) A stanza or group of four lines of poetry. |
| decimate | To destroy a large part of. 2. (tr. v.) To kill one in every ten. |
| decathlon | (n. ) An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events. |
| bicentennial | (adj.) A two-hundredth anniversary. |
| centenary | (adj.) Pertaining to a 100-year period. |
| centigrade | (adj.) Referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100. |