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Vocabulary Pre-AP
Unit 1 and 2
26
English
7th Grade
09/28/2013

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Term
monologue
Definition
A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Term
monarch
Definition

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

 

also

 

A large black and orange American butterfly

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monogram
Definition
A design composed of letters, usually the first letter of a name
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monopoly
Definition

Exclusive control of teh trade in some item or service

 

or

 

Sole ownership or control of anything

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monolith
Definition

A large block of stone

 

or

 

A large organization that acts as a single unit

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unanimous
Definition
Being in complete agreement
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unilateral
Definition
One-sided; done by or affecting one person, group, or country, etc., and not another
Term
duplex
Definition
A dwelling with two units
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duplicate
Definition
To make and identical copy or double of something; to repeat
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bilateral
Definition

Having two sides

 

or

 

Made betwen two persons or groups

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bipartisan
Definition
Involving two political parties
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bisect
Definition
To divide into two equal parts
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trilogy
Definition
A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme
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trisect
Definition
To divide into three parts
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triumvirate
Definition
A group of three, especially in authority
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quadrant
Definition

A quarter of a circle or of its circumference

or

 

 An early machine for measuring altitudes

 

or

Any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines

Term
quartet
Definition
A musical composition for four voices or instruments
Term
quatrain
Definition
A stanza or group of four lines of poetry
Term
decimate
Definition

To destroy a large part of

 

or

 

To kill one in every ten

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decathlon
Definition

 

An athletic contest in which each contestant take part in ten events

Term
bicentennial
Definition

A two-hundredth anniversary

 

Happening every 200 years

Term
centenary
Definition

Pertaining to a 100-year period

 

or

 

A centennial

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