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 |