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Unit 18 Vocabulary
Prefix review of Units 13-17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| monopoly | complete of control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain area or market; complete ownership or control of something |
| monotonous | something that is boring because it is always the same |
| monogamy | the state or practice of being married or partnered to only one person at a time |
| unison | a process in which something is done or achieved together at the same time |
| universal | done or experienced by everyone; existing or available for everyone; existing or true at all time or in all places |
| dilemma | a situation in which you must make a difficult choice |
| diverse | different from each other; made up of people or things that are different from each other |
| bilingual | able to speak and understand two languages; using or expressed in two languages |
| trio | a group of three singers or musicians who perform together; a group of three people or things |
| trilogy | a series of three novels or movies that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes |
| quad- | Latin for four |
| quint- | Latin for five |
| sex- | Latin for six |
| sept- | Latin for seven |
| oct- | Latin and Greek for eight |
| non- | Latin for nine |
| dec- | Latin and Greek for ten |
| tetra- | Greek for four |
| penta- | Greek for five |
| hex- | Greek for six |
| hept- | Greek for seven |
| ennea- | Greek for nine |
| mega- | million |
| kilo- | thousand |
| hecto- | hundred |
| deca- | ten |
| deci- | tenth |
| centi | hundredth |
| milli- | thousandth |
| micro- | millionth |
| precaution | something that is done to prevent possible harm or trouble from happening in the future |
| forecast | a statement about what will happen in the future |
| antebellum | occurring in the southern United States before the Civil War |
| antecedent | something that came before something else and may have influenced or caused it |
| postpone | to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead |
| hyperactive | extremely active or too active |
| hypersensitive | having feelings that are very easily hurt; very strongly or easily affected or harmed by something |
| superintendent | a person who directs or manages a place, department, or organization; a person in who is in charge of cleaning, maintaining, and repairing a building |
| hypodermic | going under the skin |
| subconscious | existing in the part of the mind that a person is not aware of; existing in the mind but not consciously known or felt |
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ejimerson
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