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Lesson 2
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11
English
6th Grade
10/05/2011

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Term
trilogy
Definition
a group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme
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trisect
Definition
to divide into three parts
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triumvirate
Definition
a group of three, especially in authority
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quadrant
Definition
a quarter of a circle or of its circumference OR an early machine for measuring altitudes
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quartet
Definition
a musical composition for four voices or instruments
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quatrain
Definition
a stanza or group of our lines of poetry
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decimate
Definition
to destroy a large part of
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decathlon
Definition
an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events
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bicentennial
Definition
a two-hundredth anniversary OR happening every 200 years
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centenary
Definition
pertaining to a 100-year period OR a centennial
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centigrade
Definition
referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
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