Vocabulary from Classical Roots A Lesson 2

Question 1

Select one or more correct answer: definition of quadrant

Accepted Answer

A quarter of a circle or of its circumference, Any of the 4 parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines, An early machine for measuring altitudes

Question 2

Select one or more correct answer: definition of bicentennial

Accepted Answer

adj: happening every two hundred years, noun: a 200th anniversary

Question 3

quartus in Latin means

Accepted Answer

fourth

Question 4

A group of three, especially in authority

Accepted Answer

triumvirate

Question 5

centigrade comes from Latin words: centum and

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gradus: step

Question 6

Select one or more definitions of trilogy

Accepted Answer

A group of 3 literary/musical works that hve a related theme

Question 7

Select one or more correct answer: definition of centigrade

Accepted Answer

A thermometer scale of 100 degrees

Question 8

Ten in Latin

Accepted Answer

Decem

Question 9

Select one or more correct answer: definition of decathlon

Accepted Answer

an athletic contest & each contestnt takes part in 10 events

Question 10

Select one or more correct answer: definition of quartet

Accepted Answer

A set of four, especially of four musicians, A musical composition of four voices/instruments

Question 11

four in Latin is

Accepted Answer

quatuor

Question 12

Select one or more definitions of trisect

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To divide into three parts

Question 13

Select one or more correct answer: definition of quatrain

Accepted Answer

A stanza or group of four lines of poetry

Question 14

Pertaining to a 100 year period

Accepted Answer

centenary

Question 15

Select one or more correct fact: triumvirate comes from Latin words: tres and

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vir: man, triumviri: board of three

Question 16

trilogy comes from Greek words: tri and

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logos: word, speech

Question 17

Select one or more correct answer: definition of decimate

Accepted Answer

To kill one in every ten, To destroy a large part of

Question 18

A hundred in Latin is

Accepted Answer

centum

Question 19

These words mean three

Accepted Answer

Tri (Greek) & Tres (Latin)

Questions 19