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Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of MONO/UNI, BON/MAL and MAG/MAJ. 1. _____ malaria 2. _____ bonny 3. _____ magnification 4. _____ unison 5. _____ monarch 6. _____ majority 7. _____ decathlon 8. _____ monotonous 9. _____ malnutrition 10. _____ microbe 11. _____ magnitude 12. _____ malady

Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left. a. - performance of musical parts at the same pitch or octave b. - (chiefly British) attractive; handsome; pretty; pleasing; agreeable c. - the greater part or number; a number larger than 1/2 the total; the amount by which the greater number surpasses the remainder d. - lacking in variety; tediously unvarying; sounded or uttered in one unchanging tone e. - any of a group of usu. intermittent or remittent diseases caused by a parasite transferred to the human blood stream by a mosquito (characterized by attacks of chills, fever and sweating) f. - greatness of size or amount; extent; dimensions; great importance or consequence g. - a hereditary sovereign (king, queen, emperor); sole and absolute ruler of a state/nation h. - an individual life-form considered as an entity, esp. a disease-causing bacterium i. - increase in apparent size; enlargement; exaggeration or overstatement; intensification j. - lack of proper, inadequate or unbalanced nourishment (dietary requirements); absence of food k. - a disorder or disease of the body; any unhealthy condition or irregularity l. - an athletic contest including 10 different track-and-field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest score

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Reminder: Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current, Session #134:

Definition MATCH: ["S134Level 1-Match-you are here"] -- ["S134Level 2-Match"] -- ["S134Level 3-Match"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S134Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S134Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S134Level 3-FITB"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S134Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S134Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S134Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Is It True or False?: ["S134Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S134Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S134Level 3 T/F"]
Find the Words: ["S134Level 1 WF"] -- ["S134Level 2 WF"] -- ["S134Level 3 WF"]
Crosswords: ["S134Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S134Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S134Level 3 C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S134 Level 1"] -- ["S134 Level 2"] -- ["S134 Level 3"]

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