Unit 15 and 16 Vocab Flashcards
Quadrant
A fourth part; the quarter of a circle
Quadrennial
Lasting for four years
Quadricycle
A four-wheeled vehicle which is propelled by the feet
Qadruped
A four-footed animal; as is a horse.
Quart
A measure of volume or capacity
Quartet
A musical composition for four voices or instruments
Quinquangular
Having five angles or corners, as does a pentagon
Quintet
A musical composition for five voices or instruments
Quintuplet
A combination or collection of five of a kind
Reduce
To bring to a former state or condition
Reincarnation
A belief that one’s spirit after death, enters into a new body
Renovate
To make new or like new
Revive
To ‘bring life back’ to something
Abrupt
Very steep
Corrupt
To change from good to bad
Interrupt
To break into or between
Rupture
A breaking apart
Semiannual
Taking place twice a year
Semicircle
The half of a circle
Semiprecious
Naming gems which are not ranked with those of the highest
Septangular
Having seven angles or corners
September
The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar and the seventh month of the Julian calendar
Septilateral
Having seven sides, or being seven-sided
Sexangular
Having six angles or corners
Sextant
A sixth part
Sonic
of or pertaining to sound waves
Subsonic
Showing a speed below that of the speed of sound in air
Transonic
Showing a speed of approximately that of sound in air
Respiration
The act or process of breathing again
Conspire
To plot or unite against
Inspire
To breath into or upon
Perspire
To breathe out through the pores of the skin
Transpire
To become known
Expiration
The act of breathing out
Expire
To breathe out
