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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| NOVUS | new (L) |
| ORDO/ORDINIS | row, array, command (L) |
| SAECULUM | age, century (L) |
| PRIMUS | first (L) |
| SECUNDUS | second (L) |
| TERTIUS | third (L) |
| QUARTUS | fourth (L) |
| novel | (noun) a fictitous story of book length; (adjective) of a new kind or nature, not previously known |
| novice | a beginner, an inexperienced person |
| novelty | new in character and originality; a new or unusual occurrence |
| supernova | a star that suddenly increases in brightness and then explodes |
| order | everything in its place; tidiness; a group, religious or other, living by the same rules; a command |
| ordinary | regular, normal, customary, usual |
| ordinance | an authoritative order; a decree |
| extraordinary | out of the ordinary; remarkable |
| secular | worldly as opposed to ecclesiastical or church-related |
| secule | period of geologic time corresponding to strata in rocks |
| primary | first in time or order of development; earliest; main |
| prime number | number that can be divided only by itself and 1 |
| primitive | the conditions of life in earliest times before technology |
| second | immediately following the first in order or rank; damaged or flawed new merchandise |
| second | a 60th of a minute |
| second hand | the hand marking second on a clock |
| tertiary | third in order |
| tertiary color | color produced by mixing two secondary colors |
| tertial | (ornithology) the third row of feathers in the wing of a bird |
| quart | one fourth of a gallon |
| quarter horse | strong, fast horse trained to race a quarter of a mile |
| quarter note | musical note held for 1/4 of the time of a whole note |
| quarterly | recurring every three months; 1/4 of a year |