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Vocab Unit 9
Uni, Mono, Homo, Equi
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9th Grade
03/22/2012

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Term

Uni- "one"                                                             9

Uniform-adj

 

 

 

Definition

The same all the way through; consistent

 

Syn: Unvarying  Ant: Variable, Disparate

 

If you bake the cake properly, it will be of ____ sweetness and moistness.

 

Term

Uni-"one"                                                              9

Unison-n

 

 

 

Definition

In one voise

 

When the speaker asked the people to answer him, they shouted back in ______.

 

 

Term

Uni- "one"                                                             9

Unanimous-adj

Definition

Showing complete agreement

 

ant:harmonious syn: divided

 

Many trials are draged out over a long period of time because the jury cannot come to a _____ decision.

Term

Mono- "one"                                                         9

Monolougue-n

Definition

A speech made by a single person

 

A messenger interrupts the hero of the novel in the middle of a _____.

Term

Mono-"one"                                                          9

Monopolize-v

   

 

Definition

To use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking.

Syn: hoard  Ant:share

 

Quentin is _____ the copy machine, and no one else can use it.

Term

Mono- "one"                                                         9

Monogamy-n

Definition

Marriage to only one person at a time

 

While multiple marriages are acceptable and even encouraged in some countries, american society generally insists on ____.

Term

Mono- "one"                                                         9

Monolithic-adj

Definition

Exactly the same throughout; lacking any diversity

syn:invariable

 

Marcie escaped the ___ society she had grown up in by traveling the world and seeing many different cuultures.

Term

Homo- "the same"                                                 9

Homonym-n

Definition

A word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning.

 

When you come across a ____, like the word "bear," you may have difficulty figuring out which meaning to assign to it.

Term

Homo-"the same"                                                 9

Homogenized-adj

Definition

Forced to be exactly the same

ant: diverse

 

Mrs. Benau does not support a ____ class; she thinks all students have different strenghths and weaknesses.

Term

Equi-"equal, even"                                                9

 

Equitable-adj

Definition

Fair; just

syn: balanced  ant: unjust

 

Zachary usually tried to be ___, but this time he took all the money for himself and left none for his friend.

Term

Equi-"equal, even"                                                9

 

Equilibrium-n

Definition

Balance; steadiness

Syn: eveness

 

Wendy's hurtful comment upset my mental ___, and I did badly on my final exam.

Term

Equi-"equal, even"                                               9

 

Iniquinty-n

Definition

Injustice; wronge or wicked action or situation.
Syn:corruption Ant: morality

 

The city commited a great ___against local children when it permently closed to school. 

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