Prefix tri- Words
a vehicle with three wheels
What is tricycle?
happening every two weeks
What is biweekly?
to look at or see something before something or someone else
What is preview?
to put in the wrong or inappropriate place
What is misplace?
to cut or divide into four equal parts
What is quadrant?
a three-legged stool, table, or stand used to hold things
What is tripod?
able to speak two different languages fluently
What is bilingual?
a test given before the real test to see what is already known
What is pretest?
not visible; cannot see
What is invisible?
happening every four years
What is quadrennial?
able to speak three different languages fluently
What is trilingual?
eyeglasses with lenses that have two different sections
What is bifocals?
not yet at the point of making a decision
What is undecided?
not relevant or not related
What is irrelevant?
a figure that has four sides
Examples: square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and parallelogram
What is quadrilateral?
a shape with three sides and three angles
What is triangle?
a two-footed creature
What is biped?
to not agree
What is disagree?
not legal or against the law
What is illegal?
the ability to speak four languages
What is quadrilingual?
a race that combines three activities- running swimming and bicycling
What is triathlon?
happening every two years
What is biennial?
not able to talk; not verbal
What is nonverbal?
not patient; does not like to wait
What is impatient?
an animal with four legs
What is quadruped?