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n. thirteen (For fair measure, bakers used to add a roll to each dozen sold.)
When I bought twelve oranges, the dealer added one more without charge. I got a ________________. |
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n. 200th anniversary
The United States, founded in 1776, celebrated its _______________ in 1976. |
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n. two of a kind; pair; couple
In the suspect's car, the police found three shotguns and a _________ of pistols, or a total of five weapons. |
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n. one who is 100 or older
In 1960, Grandma Moses became a ______________; she was born in 1860. |
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n. period of ten years
Andrea is twenty-seven, and her brother is seventeen, a full ________ younger. |
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n. track-and-field contest consisting of ten events
Every entrant in a ____________ competes in ten track-and-field events. |
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v. destroy ten or more percent, or a large portion of
An epidemic _____________ a community when it causes the death of one or more in every ten. |
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n. division in two; split
A _____________ has developed in the club; there are now two factions. |
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n. measure of water depth equaling six feet
A diver working at five ___________ is thirty feet below the surface. |
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n. period of 1,000 years
The year 2001 will mark the third ___________ after the birth of Christ. |
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n. plane figure of five sides and five angles
The Department of Defense is housed in a five-sided building called the ___________. |
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n. number of votes by which a winning candidate exceeds that of the runner-up
If A gets 20 votes, B 15, and C 10, no one has a majority, but A has a _____________ of five. |
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adj. occurring of being done every four years
The Olympic Games are _______________: they are held at four year intervals. |
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n. four footed animal
A _____________ has two more feet than a human. |
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n. group of twenty; twenty
A pitcher credited with a score of victories has won twenty games. |
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n. 150th anniversary
California, admitted to the Union in 1850, will celebrate its ______________________ in 2000. |
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n. one who is at least sixty but less than seventy
In five years, one who has just become a __________________ will be sixty-five. |
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n. one tenth, or tenth part, of something paid as a contribution or tax to support a religious establishment
A ______ of a person's earnings comes to ten percent. |
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v. multiply by three; triple
If you invest $100, you would have to get back $300 to ________ your investment. |
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n. ruling body of three; troika
A member of a _______________ shares power and responsibility with two other persons. |
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