Lesson 4 Flashcards
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Millimeter
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Thousandth
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Triumvirate
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Threesome; government by 3 persons
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Dual
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Double
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Nonagon
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Shape
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Unanimous
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Agreed
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Triple
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Multiply
All 3 races in the “Triple Crown”
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Sextet
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Group of 6; musical group of 6
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Octant
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One of eight parts
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Bicameral
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Twofold; based on 2 legislative bodies
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Decade
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10 years
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Century
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Hundred
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Bicentennial
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Anniversary
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Cent
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1/100 of a dollar
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Mile
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1000 paces
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Nonagenarian
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Person in his nineties
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Octoroon
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Person of one -eighth black ancestry
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Unicorn
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Mythical animal with one horn
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Decimal
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Based on the number 10
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Quintuplets
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5 offspring born at once
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Quadrille
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Square dance
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Septennial
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Occurring every 7 years
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Dualism
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Doctrine with 2 opposing principles- good vs evil
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Octave
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First 8 lines of an Italian sonnet
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Centipede
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Insect with many, many legs
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Quadrille
Square dance
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Unity
Being one or united into a whole
Being in accord; harmony
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Sextuplets
One of 6 offspring in single birth; group of 6
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Trinity
Group of 3 closely related members
Holy Trinity
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Quintet
Group of 5
5 singers; 5 instrumentalists
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Biceps
Muscle with 2 heads or points of origin
Muscle at front of upper arm
Muscle at back of thigh
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Trivial
Little significance or value
Unimportant matters; superficial
Simple; self evident
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Duplicate
Identical copy
To make exact copy of
Repeat ; double
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Universal
Affecting all members...
Adaptable/ adjustable to many sizes, uses
A widely help principle
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Decimate
To destroy a large part of
