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THE PREFIX BI- MEANS” TWO” OR “TWICE” ,
TRI- MEANS “HAVING THREE” OR “THREE “,
SEMI- MEANS “HALF” OR “PARTLY
“,RE- MEANS” BACK “OR “AGAIN ” ,
AND UNI- MEANS “ONE.
 Bisect: (v.) to cut or divide into two equal or nearly
equal parts.
1- Draw a line to bisect the circle.
2.Use your compass to bisect an angle.
3- The new road will bisect the town.
 Triangle:(n.) a flat shape with
three straight sides:
1. A triangle has three sides .
2. The cloth was decorated with triangles of different colors.
3- We cut some triangles of cheese.
4- To make a star, put two triangles together.
 Universal: (adj.)
existing everywhere or involving everyone:
1. Can you name a universal symbol ?
2. The world has other universal languages.
3.Music is often thought of as a universal language.
4. Climate change is a universal problem.
Semicircle: (n.) half of a circle, or
something in this shape:
Semicircle: (N.) anything having or arranged in the form of a half of a
circle.
1. We stood in a semicircle.
2. All students have to sit in the semicircle.
3. We arranged the chairs in a semicircle.
4. Our tents were set in a semicircle.
 Biceps: (n.) the large muscle at
the front of the upper arm
1. If you lift your fist to your shoulder, your biceps will
stick out .
2. So put your arms back up and flex your bicep.
3. He flexed his biceps.
4. Your biceps will develop quickly with that exercise.
Bilingual: (adj.) able to use two languages
equally well:
1 . Maria is a bilingual student.
2. several of the employees are bilingual.
.3. They are raising bilingual children.
4. He is bilingual in French and English.
5. They asked for a bilingual newspaper.
Tricycle: (n.) a small vehicle like a bicycle with
two wheels at the back and one at the front,
used especially by young children
1. My little brother can ride a tricycle
2. The boy went away on his tricycle.
3. This pink tricycle is suitable for girls.
 University: (n.) a place where people study for
(= higher level) degree: = a large college
1. Let’s walk to the university.
2. I study at a university in New York.
I graduated from Cairo University in 2012.
She's going to study law at university.

The majority of the employees have university degrees.

Semifinal:(adj.) one of the two games that
are played to decide who will take part in
the final game of a competition:
1. Her semifinal test is today .
2. Who's in the semifinals?

3. The semifinal will be played on Saturday.

4. England were beaten 3-0 by France in the semifinal.
Uniform: (n.) a particular set of clothes
that has to be worn by the members of the
same organization or group of people:

I saw a soldier in full uniform.

He thinks that wearing school uniform annoys
children.
The nurse’s uniform is beautiful.
Prefixes bi-tri-uni-re-semi
 Bifocals (n.)
glasses with lenses that are divided into two parts. The upper half is for looking at
things far away and the lower half is for reading or for looking at things that are near.
Examples:
• Mrs. Bierce wears a thick bifocal lenses.
• As a rule every submarine has at least two bifocals.
• Her eyes looked huge behind her bifocal lenses.
 reunion(n)
• a social event for a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time:/
a situation when people meet again after they have not seen each other for
a long time:
• . (a school reunion)or(the reunion of east and west Germany).
• Examples:
• The reunion is held every two years.
• May your reunion be happy throughout the year.
• The Association holds an annual reunion.
• We had a happy reunion after many years.
• Christmas is a time of reunion.
• Let's have a party to celebrate our reunion.
 Unison: (n.) the playing or singing of notes at the same pitch by
different instruments or voices:

• "We want ice cream!" the children chanted in unison.

• 'Good morning!' the kids replied in unison.
• Try to sing in unison if you can.
• The performers sang in unison so well that you couldn't even tell that there was more
than one singer.
 Semicolon(n.)
• The symbol ; used in writing between two parts of a sentence, usually when each of the
two parts could form grammatical sentences on their own. A semicolon can
also separate the things in a list.
• Examples:
• A good way to think about a semicolon’s job is that it creates a stronger pause than a
comma, but doesn’t demand a complete stop like a period!
• Here are some examples of how we use semicolons to combine sentence.
• Semicolon mistakes are pretty common, but these few things can help you avoid those
mistakes in your writing
 Unicorn(n.)
• an imaginary white creature like a horse with a single horn growing from
the front of its head – a make- believe creature
• Examples:
• According to an Eastern legend the unicorn is found in Asia.
* The unicorn is an imaginary creature.
* He's modelled a unicorn in wax.
* I believe unicorn was once living in the world.
 Semiprivate(adj.)
• having some private and some public features(semiprivate
company)or(private with some availability to the public)(providing
some but not complete privacy)
• Having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds
than a ward.
• We took a semi-private room with seating on the clay floor.
• The campground has 99 sites that are private and semi private.
 triplicate
• existing in three copies or examples.=(adj)
• a thing which is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts. =(noun)
• make three copies of; multiply by three=(verb)
Examples
• Some clients wanted all the documents in triplicate.
• Applications must be made out in triplicate.
• Each sample was tested in triplicate.
• The document was drawn up in triplicate.
• Fill out the forms in triplicate.
• The application has to be completed in triplicate, with the original being kept by the bank
and the copies going...

triplicate
 Semisweet(adj.)
• (of food) only slightly sweetened.(like dark chocolate).
Examples
• Sometimes candied coated chocolate bits or semisweet chocolate
chips are added to give this recipe a sweeter taste.
• The basic method for decorating cake is to heat heavy cream, then
pour it over pieces of dark semisweet chocolate.
• Chop the semisweet chocolate squares into small, fine pieces, and
place in a medium bowl.
 Semiannual (adj.)
• occurring every six months or twice a year
• Examples
• The amount of the semi-annual bonus should increase with successive examinations.
• I enjoy my semiannual visit to my cousin.
• Although I attend the semiannual carnival in both the winter and summer, I enjoy the
cold weather activities much better.
 Biplane: (n.)
• an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other.
• an old type of airplane that has two sets of wings with one placed above the other
Examples
• He arrives in his biplane and crash lands it in a tree.
• The biplane spun around horizontally.
• She bought an old biplane and worked on it, day and night.