1-5 Vocabulary Root -cent/-deca

The root word that means 100

• oct

• dec

• cent

• pent/quint

An insect with perhaps 100 legs

• cent

• centenarian

• centipede

• centimeter

A period of 100 years

• century

• cent

• centennial

• centipede

The word root "deca" means

• ten
• one-tenth
• one-hundred
• one-hundredth
• thousand

The word root "deci" means

• ten
• one-tenth
• one-hundred
• one-hundredth
• thousand

A decade is a period of time that lasts for ten years. The root word "dec" means

• one-tenth
• ten
• time
• years

A unit of measurement that is one hundredth of a meter

• kilometer

• meter

• inch

• centimeter

This solid, geometric figure has ten faces.

Having to do with a one hundredth anniversary

• centimeter

• centennial

• century

• centipede

This athletic even is made up of ten different track and field events.

• Marathon

• Triathlon

• Decathlon

• Cross Country