Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
1
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trisect
A
to divide into 3 parts
2
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triumvirate
A
a group of three, especially in authority
3
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quadrant
A
- (math) a quarter of a circle of its circumference
- an early machine for measuring altitudes
- any of the four parts in an area divided by perpendicular lines
4
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quartet
A
- a musical composition of four voices or instruments
2. a set of four
5
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quatrain
A
a stanza or group of four lines of poetry
6
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decimate
A
- to destroy a large part of
2. to kill one in every ten
7
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trilogy
A
a group of 3 literary or musical works with a related theme
8
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decathlon
A
an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in 10 events
9
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bicentennial
A
a two hundredth anniversary
or
happening every two hundred years
10
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centenary
A
pertaining to a hundred year period
or
a centennial
11
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centigrade
A
referring to a thermometer scale of 100 where water boils at 212 and freezes at 0
