Analogies
centennial : 100 ::
________ : 200
What is bicentennial?
from <L duo,duplex for "two, two-fold," to make an identical copy of something
What is to duplicate?
from <L centum, for "hundred," and <L gradus, for step, a scale of 100o with water freezing at 0o and boiling at 100o
What is centigrade?
bilateral : latus ::
centigrade : _____
What is gradus?
... an athletic competition in which each contestant participates in three events
What is a triathlon?
a 200th anniversary
What is a bicentennial?
quartet : music ::
______ : poetry
What is a quatrain?
from <L secare, "to cut," to divide into two equal parts
What is to bisect?
from <L animus for "mind, spirit," to be in complete agreement
What is unanimous?
unus : tres ::
monos : ____
What is tri?
from <G monos for "one," to hold exclusive control over something
What is to monopolize?
from <G lithos for "stone," a large organization that acts as a single unit
What is a monolith?
polein : monopoly ::
_____ : monarch
What is arkos?
from <L decimare, "to take as a tenth," the Roman practice of killing 1/10 of a mutinous legion
What is to decimate?
from <L cornu for "horn," a mythical beast with one horn
What is a unicorn?