AP Literature-Lesson 2 Flashcards

4805626834	Trilogy	(N.) A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme	0
4805630296	Trisect	(V.) To divide into three parts	1
4805632873	Triumvirate	(N.) A group of three, especially in authority	2
4805635805	Quadrant	(N.) 1. (mathematics) A quarter of a circle or of its circumference 2. An early machine for measuring altitudes 3. Any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines	3
4805645789	Quartet	(N.) 1. A musical composition for four voices or instruments 2. A set of four, especially of four musicians	4
4805651319	Quatrain	(N.) A stanza or group of four lines of poetry	5
4805654751	Decimate	(V.) 1. To destroy a large part of 2. To kill one in every ten	6
4805657825	Decathlon	(N.) An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events	7
4805660393	Bicentennial	(N.) 1. A two-hundredth anniversary (Adj.) 2. Happening every 200 years	8
4805665552	Centenary	(Adj.) 1. Pertaining to a 100-year period (N.) 2. A centennial	9
4805669678	Centigrade	(Adj.) Referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees	10
4844633072	Protean	(Adj.) Changeable in shape/form; variable	11
4844634527	Abscond	(V.) To depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture	12
4844637619	Wellnigh	(Adverb) Very nearly; almost	13