Vocabulary Flashcards: Cent- and Dec- Words

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centennial

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(adj) having to do with a one hundredth anniversary

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centimeter

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(n) a unit of measurement that is one hundredth of a meter

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centipede

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(n) a small, worm-like creature with many legs

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century

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(n) a period of one hundred years

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decade

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(n) a period of ten years

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decahedron

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(n) a solid, geometric figure with ten faces

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decathlon

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(n) an athletic event made up of ten track and field events

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decimal

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(n) a number in the base ten system written with a decimal point

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decimeter

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(n) a unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

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percent

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(n) one part or unit of each hundred, a portion of something.