Vocabulary from Classical Roots : Book A - EXAM Words

Lessons 1-6

monologue

a long speech by one performer or by one person in a group

monarch

a person who rules a kingdom or empire; a king or queen, emperor or empress

monogram

a design composed of letters, usually the first letter of a name

monarch

a large black and orange american butterfly

monopoly

exclusive control of the trade in some item or service

monopoly

sole ownership or control of everything

unanimous

being in complete agreeement

duplex

a dwelling with 2 living units

duplicate

to make an identical copy or double something; to repeat

bisect

to divide into 2 equal parts

trilogy

a group of 3 literary or musical works that have a related theme

trisect

to divide in 3 parts

trimunative

a group of 3, especially in authority

Quartet

a musical composition for 4 voices or instruments

quartet

a set of 4, especially of 4 musicians

decimate

to destroy a large part of

decimate

to kill one in every ten

decathalon

an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in 10 events

pandamonium

an uproar

panacea

a cure all for diseases or troubles

catholic

universal; including most things

Catholic

(capitalized) referring to the Roman Catholic Church

holocaust

a great destruction, especially by fire

Holocaust

(capitalized) a murder by the Nazis of over 6 million Jews and millions of other people in World War 2

cloister

a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard

cloister

a monastery or similar place of religious seclucion

cloister

to seclude in a monetary

Recluse

a person who avoids mixing with people

inception

the beginning of something

annihilate

to destroy completely

nihilism

the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs

negate

to disprove; to nullify

negate

to rule out; to cancel; to repeal

vaunt

to boast; to brag about

vaunt

a boast

aperture

an opening, especially one that admits light

overt

done or shown openly

microbe

an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes diseases

minuscule

extremely small

minutia

a small trivial detail

satiate

to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify

comply

to do as one is asked or ordered

implement

a tool or utencil

implement

to carry out; to put into effect

copious

plentiful; in large amounts

macrocosm

any great whole

macrocosm

the universe

magnate

a wealthy influential person, especially in business

megalomania

a form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her own importance

megalomania

an obsessive idea to do things on a grand scale

polygamy

the system of having more than 1 spouse at a time

polygon

a flat shape with many straight sides