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15 Cards in this Set
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trilogy
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a group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme
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quadrant
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a quarter of a circle or its circumference; an early machine for measuring altitudes
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decimate
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to destroy a large part of; to kill one in every ten
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decathlon
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an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events
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bicentennial
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n. a two-hundredth anniversary; happening every 200 years
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trisect
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to divide into three parts
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triumvirate
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a group of three, especially in authority
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quartet
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a musical composition of four voices or instruments; a set of four, especially of four musicians
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quatrain
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a stanza or group of four lines of poetry
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centenary
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pertaining to a 100 year period; a centennial
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centigrade
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referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100.
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tri
tres |
three
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quartus
quatuor |
four
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decem
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ten
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centum
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hundred
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