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Vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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CRACY | government |
DEMOCRACY | government in which people choose the rulers |
ARISTOCRACY | government in which power is held by nobility |
BUREAUCRACY | government in which a group of people make decisions |
OCT | eight |
OCTOPUS | sea creature with 8 arms |
OCTAGON | shape with 8 sides |
OCTAVE | series of 8 musical notes |
TRI | three |
TRIANGLE | shape with 3 sides |
TRIPLE | 3 parts; happening 3 times |
TRIAD | group of 3 similar things |
METER | measure |
THERMOMETER | tool used to measure temperature |
PERIMETER | measurement of distance around a shape |
DIAMETER | measurement of a straight line across a circle |