Number Words Flashcards
1
Q
200th anniversary
A
Bicentennial
2
Q
Two of a kind; pair; couple
A
Brace
3
Q
One who is 100 or older
A
Centenarian
4
Q
100th anniversary
A
Centennial
5
Q
Period of ten years
A
Decade
6
Q
Track-and-field contest consisting of ten events
A
Decathlon
7
Q
Destroy ten percent or more or a large portion of
A
Decimate
8
Q
Division in two; split
A
Dichotomy
9
Q
Measure of water depth equaling six feet
A
Fathom
10
Q
Period of fourteen days; two weeks
A
Fortnight
11
Q
1000 years; 1000th anniversary
A
Millennium
12
Q
Person in his or her nineties
A
Nonagenarian
13
Q
Person in his or her eighties
A
Octogenarian
14
Q
Plane figure with five sides and five angles
A
Pentagon
15
Q
Victor’s margin over the runner-up when no candidate has a majority of the votes
A
Plurality