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CR 1 and 2
Classical Roots 1 and 2 Words and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| monos | one |
| monologue | a long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group. |
| monarch | king or queen, emperor or empress; a large black and orange butterfly. |
| monogram | a design composed of letters, usually the first letters of a name. |
| logos | word or speech |
| arkos | ruler |
| gramma | letter |
| monopoly | sole ownership or control of anything; exclusive control of some trade. |
| polein | to sell |
| monolith | a large block of stone |
| monolith | a large organization that acts as a single unit |
| lithos | stone |
| unus | one |
| animus | mind; spirit |
| unanimous | being in complete agreement |
| latus | side |
| unilateral | one-sided; done by or affecting one person, group, or country, and not another |
| duo | two |
| duplex | twofold; a dwelling with two living units |
| plicare | to fold |
| duplicate | to make an identical copy or double of something; to repeat |
| bi | two |
| bilateral | having two sides; made between two persons or groups |
| bipartisan | involving two political parties |
| pars,partis | part |
| bisect | to divide into two equal parts |
| secare | to cut |
| tri,tres | three |
| trilogy | a group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme |
| trisect | to divide into three parts |
| triumviri | board of three |
| triumvirate | a group of three, especially in authority |
| quartus | fourth |
| quatuor | four |
| quadrant | in math, a quarter of a circle or of its circumference; any of the parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines |
| quadrant | an early machine for measuring altitude; |
| quartet | a musical composition for four voices or instruments; any group of four |
| quatrain | a stanza or group of four lines of poetry |
| decem | ten |
| decimate | to destroy a large part of; to kill one in every ten. |
| decathlon | an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events |
| althlon | contest |
| centum | hundred |
| annus | year |
| bicentennial | a two-hundredth anniversary, or something happening every 200 years |
| centenary | pertaining to a 100-year period; a cenntenial |
| centigrade | referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
| gradus | step |