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Word Roots 0.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| monotony | sameness leading to boredom |
| monolithic | solidly uniform, unyielding |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| prototype | the first of its kind |
| primordial | existing since the beginning of time |
| biennial,biannual | occurring every two years |
| bicameral | composed of two houses; having two branches or chambers in a legislative body (Congress) |
| dilemma | choice between two bad alternatives |
| dichotomy | division into two mutually exclusive, opposed or contradictory parts |
| diurnal | pertaining to daytime |
| quadrant | a quarter of a circle; any one area of four |
| tetrad | a group of four |
| tetrode | a vacuum tube containing four electrodes (electronics) |
| quintessential, quintessence | the pure and concentrated essence of a substance; the most perfect embodiment of something (in ancient and medieval philosophy, the 5th essence or element, ether, was supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, with air,water,earth,fire |
| decibel | a unit of power ratio, the number of units being equal to a constant times the logarithm to the base 10 of the intensities of two sources |