Numbers

Rachel K.
Lessons 1 and 2 from Vocabulary From Classical Roots, MONOS, UNUS, DUO, BI, TRI, TRES, QUARTUS, DECEM, CENTUM,
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  1. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  2. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  3. monarch
    butterfly with orange wings and black and white markings
  4. monogram
    a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined
  5. monopoly
    exclusive control or possession of something
  6. monolith
    a single great stone, often in the form of a column
  7. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  8. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  9. duplex
    a house with two units sharing a common wall
  10. duplicate
    a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
  11. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  12. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  13. bipartisan
    supported by both sides
  14. bisect
    cut in half or cut in two
  15. trilogy
    a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject
  16. trisect
    cut in three
  17. triumvirate
    a group of three people responsible for civil authority
  18. quadrant
    any of the four areas into which a plane is divided
  19. quadrant
    a quarter of the circumference of a circle
  20. quadrant
    an instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
  21. quartet
    a musical composition for four performers
  22. quartet
    a set of four similar things considered as a unit
  23. quatrain
    a stanza of four lines
  24. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  25. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  26. decathlon
    an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
  27. bicentennial
    the 200th anniversary, or the celebration of it
  28. centenary
    of or relating to a period of 100 years
  29. centigrade
    temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees
Created on Thu Feb 21 14:54:44 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 21 14:58:30 EST 2013)

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