Vocabulary Lesson 2

Tri - Tres Tri = Greek Tres = Latin Means “three” Example sentence:

Poseidon holds a trident, a three-pronged spear.

Trilogy Greek A group of three literary or musical

works that have a theme The Hunger Games, Collins popular

trilogy, contains these books: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mocking jay

Logos Greek Word or speech Every company had its own logo

Quartus-Latin Quatuor- Latin Fourth Four Four quarters make a dollar

Centigrade Latin Referring to a thermometer scale of 100

degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

Depending on how old you are, you might read 38°C as 38 degrees Celsius or 38 degrees centigrade

Decem Latin Means “ten” The water measured out to 4.5 deciliters

Annus Annus = Latin Means- “year” Example sentence: Will trained annually

to be ready for his game.

BiBi=Latin“two”Some animals are bisexual.

Bicentennial Bi=Latin Means “two” Centum=Latin Means “hundred” The bicentennial of the first ten

amendments of the U.S. constitution was in 1989.

Trisect Latin Means “to divide into three parts” Example sentence: If you trisect a pizza,

you cut it into three pieces.

Secare Latin Means “to cut” Example sentence: When you bisect a

square, you end up with two rectangles.

Quadrant Latin Means “a quarter of a circle or of its

circumference” and “any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines”

Example sentence: There are 4 quadrants in a graph.

Gradus Latin Means “step” Example sentence: The centigrade scale

is easier to make calculations with.

Quartet - Quartus Quartet= Latin Quartus= Latin Means “a musical composition for four

voices or instruments or a group of four players”

Example Sentence: Robert performed a piece with his quartet.

Decathlon Decathlon = Greek Means- “an athletic contest in which

each contestant takes part in ten events”

Example sentence: Dillion competed in a decathlon.

Athlon Athlon= Greek Means- “contest” Example Sentence: Mark competes in

lots of triathlons.

Triumvirate (Latin)

a group of three, especially in authorityEx. The Roman rulers formed a triumvirate.

Triumviri (Latin) Board of three The triumvirate included Mark Anthony.

Vir (Latin) Means man Ex. The virility of the man was

astonishing.

Decimate (Latin) to destroy a large part of to kill one in every tenEx. Dropping a large bomb will decimate everything near it.

Quatrain Latin Means “a stanza or group of four lines of

poetry” Most nursery rhymes like “Twinkle,

twinkle, little star” are written in quatrains.

Centum Latin Means “Hundred” The concert was held at Centennial

Olympic Park.

Centenary Latin Means “pertaining to a 100-year period” The town held a centenary celebration.