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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 27
Question | Answer |
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NOVUS | new (L) |
ORDO/ORDINIS | row, array, command (L) |
SAECULUM | age, century (L) |
PRIMUS | first (L) |
SECUNDUS | second (L) |
TERTIUS | third (L) |
QUARTUS | fourth (L) |
novel | (noun) a fictitous story of book length; (adjective) of a new kind or nature, not previously known |
novice | a beginner, an inexperienced person |
novelty | new in character and originality; a new or unusual occurrence |
supernova | a star that suddenly increases in brightness and then explodes |
order | everything in its place; tidiness; a group, religious or other, living by the same rules; a command |
ordinary | regular, normal, customary, usual |
ordinance | an authoritative order; a decree |
extraordinary | out of the ordinary; remarkable |
secular | worldly as opposed to ecclesiastical or church-related |
secule | period of geologic time corresponding to strata in rocks |
primary | first in time or order of development; earliest; main |
prime number | number that can be divided only by itself and 1 |
primitive | the conditions of life in earliest times before technology |
second | immediately following the first in order or rank; damaged or flawed new merchandise |
second | a 60th of a minute |
second hand | the hand marking second on a clock |
tertiary | third in order |
tertiary color | color produced by mixing two secondary colors |
tertial | (ornithology) the third row of feathers in the wing of a bird |
quart | one fourth of a gallon |
quarter horse | strong, fast horse trained to race a quarter of a mile |
quarter note | musical note held for 1/4 of the time of a whole note |
quarterly | recurring every three months; 1/4 of a year |