cent, centi : hundred dec, deca : ten centennial (adj.) an event that occurs every 100 years; a 100...

cent, centi : hundred

dec, deca : ten

• centennial (adj.) an event that occurs every 100 years; a 100th anniversary

• syn. – celebration

since today marks the centennial of my great grandmother we are going to throw her a party said uncle mark

• centimeter (n.) a unit of length in the metric system; it takes 100 to equal 1 meter

this board stated the carpenter is twelve centimeters long twelve centimeters wide and weighs fifteen pounds

• centipede (n.) an arthropod with perhaps 100 legs

if we put this centipede on my sister whispered john she will go nuts she hates bugs

• century (n.) a period of 100 years

i cant believe that one hundred years ago on january 5 1914 that minimum wage was only five dollars exclaimed my grandmother


dec, deca : ten

• decade (n.) a period of ten years

ten years ago in 2004 facebook was launched the summer olympics took place in athens greece and the boston red sox won the world series

• decagon (n) a polygon with ten sides and ten angles

this shape stated mrs roan is a decagon lets add all of its sides together


dec, deca : ten


dec, deca : ten

• decathlon (n.) an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

robert had been training every day for the decathlon by swimming biking watelifting running hiking eating healthy food resting skiing jumping and paddling

• decimal (n.) a number using the base of ten; a part of a whole based on groups of ten

when figuring out percentages stated mrs roan you have to move the decimal point

penta: five oct: eight

sol, soli: one, only, alone

• pentagon (n.) a polygon with five sides and give angles

mr smith explained this shape is an pentagon it only has five sides

• pentathlon (n.) an athletic contest consisting of five different events

ive been training for my next pentathlon by running biking hiking swimming and biking stated john



• octagon (n.) a shape with eight sides and eight angles

do you see that stop sign questioned my mom it is the shape of an octagon

• octave (n.) a group or series of eight; in music, a tone eight degrees higher or lower than another tone

in the middle of the music their is an example of an octave and I want you to find it stated mrs sanford



• octet (n.) a group of eight; eight musicians

i wanted to try out for the octet group at school but my singing voice was not adequate

• octopus (n.) a mollusk with eight tentacles

mrs hopkins brought an octopus to class it was so slimy and gross I loved it exclaimed nick



• solitaire (n.) a card game played by one person

meghan spends hours a day playing solitaire and other card games she has became very skilled

• solitude (n.) isolation; seclusion; the state of being alone

gary his mother called why do you spend everyday alone in your room dont you get tired of solitude

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