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23
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7th Grade
01/29/2011

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bilateral
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adj. having two sides, made between two persons or groups
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bipartisan
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adj. involving two political parties
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bisect
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v. to divide into two equal parts
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duplex
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n. a dwelling with two living units
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duplicate
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v. to make an identical copy or double something, to repeat
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monarch
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n. person who rules a kingdom or empire, a king or queen, emperor or empress
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monogram
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n. design composed of letters, usually the first letters of a name
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monolith
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n. a large block of stone, a large organization that acts as a single unit
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monologue
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n. a long speech made by one performer or one person in a group
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monopoly
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n. exclusive control of the trade in some item or service; sole ownership or control of anything
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unanimous
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adj. being in complete agreement
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unilateral
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adj. one-sided, done by or affecting one person, group or country, etc. and not another
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bicentennial
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n. a two hundredth anniversary
adj. happening every two hundred years
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centenary
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n. pertaining to a hundred year period, a centennial
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centigrade
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adj. referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100
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decathlon
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n. an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events
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decimate
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v. to destroy a large part of, to kill one in every ten
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quadrant
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n. a quarter of a circle of circumference, or an early machine measure altitudes, or any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines.
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quartet
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n. a musical composition for four voices or instruments; a set of four especially four musicians
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quatrain
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n. a stanza or a group of four lines of poetry
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trilogy
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n. a group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme
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trisect
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v. to divided into three parts
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triumvirate
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n. a group of three, especially in authority
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