Aug/Auc
to increase
Augment
to make bigger
Auction
process of selling goods or services to the highest bidder (price increases)
Bi/Di
Two
Dilemma
a situation in which a choice must be made between two options
Bigamy
married to two people at the same time
Gam
marriage
Cent
Hundred
Centimeter
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
Meter
measurement
Percentage
a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
Deca
ten
Decade
ten years
Decimate
kill or destroy a large percentage of something (historically meant to kill one in every ten in a group as a punishment)
Mono
one
Monocle
a single eyelgass
Monogamous
married to one person
Omni
all
Omnipotent
all-powerful
Omniscient
all-knowing
Pent
Five
Pentarchy
a government ruled by five leaders
Arch
to rule
Pentagon
a shape with five sides and five angles
Gon
sides of a shape
Poly
many
Polychromatic
multicolored
Polytheistic
adhering to polytheism (the belief that there are many gods)
Theo
god
Tri
three
Triad
a group or set of three connected people or things; a musical chord consisting of three notes
Tripod
a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus
Chrom
color