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22 Cards in this Set
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centennial (noun)
sen-ten'e-el |
one-hundred-year anniversary;a peroid of one hundred years
I haven't seen anyone that have lived up to a centennial age yet. |
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unilateral (adjective)
yoo'ne-lat'er-el |
arbitrary; one sided;relating to one sied or part
Everyone is unilateral because of their parents. |
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decimate (verb)
des'e-mat' |
to destroy or kill a large part of
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bilingual (adjective)
bi-ling'gual |
having or speaking two languages
my sister is bilingual she speaks three different languages. |
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trilogy (noun)
tril'a-je |
a group of three books, plays, or stories
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monarchy (noun)
mon'er-ke |
a state ruled by a king, queen, or emperor
Queen Elizabeth is a monarchy of England |
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duplicity (noun)
doo-plis'i-te |
deceitfuness;double-dealing
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unanimity (noun)
yoo'na-nim'i-te |
complete agreement
my sister and I made an unanimity bet on whoever that is getting married first, that person will get to paid the other person $100. |
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decade (noun)
dek'ad |
a ten-year peroid
we had lived in california for decades before moving here to minnesota |
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monopoly (noun)
me-nop'e-le |
exclusive possession or control
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centigrade (adjective)
sen'ti-grad' |
referring to a temperature scale based on one hundred degrees
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bipartisan (adjective)
bi-par'ti-zen |
supported by members of two parties
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trivial (adjective)
triv'e-el |
unimportant; silly
my little nephew is a trivial little kid. |
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annaul (noun)
an'elz |
a written record of events
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symmetrical (adjective)
si-met'ri-kel |
balanced in physical size or form
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metric (adjective, noun)
met'rik |
referring to a measurement system based on grams and meters
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magnitude (noun)
mag'ni-tood' |
greatness of size or importance
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ambivalence (noun)
am-big'yoo-es |
existence of mixed or conflicting feelings
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perennial (adjective)
pe-ren'e-el |
occuring again and again; constant;lasting for a long time.
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magnanimous (adjective)
mag-nan'e-mes |
noble; above revenge or resentment; for giving of insults
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disintegrate (verb)
dis-in'ti-grat' |
to separate into small parts
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integrity (noun)
in-teg'ri-te |
honesty; good moral character
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