H ELA 2 - Ante, theo, mono, greg

ante - before (Latin) : theo - god, religion (Greek) : mono - one (Greek) : greg - group (Latin)

antebellum

pre-civil war America (1860)

ante

bid, wager made at the beginning

A.M. - ante meridiem

before noon

anterior

at the front

anteroom or antechamber

a room at the front

antecedent

the noun a pronoun replaces

antediluvian

before the Great Flood

antiquity

the ancient past

theocracy

government centered around religion

monotheism

belief in one god

theology

study of religion

polytheism

belief in many gods

theologian

one who studies religion

theist

one who has a god/religion

atheist

one who has no god/religion

agnostic

one who isn't sure if there's a god/religion

theomaniac

one who thinks he’s a god

monopoly

“one seller”; one business in an industry

monocle

an eyeglass

monotone

a voice with only one pitch

monogamy

having one spouse; mate

monologue

a speech made alone

monolith

a towering rock structure

monotonous

boring; no variety

monolithic

solidly united; like a rock

monomania

obsession with one thing

monophobia

fear of being alone

monarch

a sole crowned ruled

monochromatic

one-colored

monosyllabic

has one syllable; having a limited vocab

monastic

from a monastery; prefers isolation

segregate

to split into groups

desegregate

to end segregation

integrate

to mix groups

gregarious

friendly, social, prefers groups

egregious

“out of the group”; outstandingly bad; antisocial

aggregate

randomly grouped; tightly packed rocks

congregate

to meet as a group

monogram

a set of initials