Classical Roots- Lesson 2

Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM (the word or phrase most nearly the same as the word in bold-face type). reached 0° centigrade

• freezing

• boiling

• 100° Fahrenheit

• 212° Fahrenheit

• the melting point

to decimate the population

• slaughter

• increase

• infect

• educate

• unite

a lyric quatrain

• courtyard

• party of four

• dance for four

• four-line verse

• four-week period

occur bicentenary

• every two years

• every 200 years

• twice in 100 years

• twice in 200 years

• every 2000 years

a(n) centenary celebration

• surprise

• annual

• bicentennial

• one-sided

• hundredth anniversary

controlled by a triumvirate

• noble person

• triplet

• dictator

• group of three people

• trilogy

applaud the quartet

• dancers

• orchestra

• pair of cellists

• chorus

• four performers

Fill in each blank with a word from Lesson 2. Use a word only once. 3 closely related musical works = ________

3 political leaders = ________

4 people playing musical instruments = ________