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Lessons 6,11,12 Vocab

Terms in this set (40)

Monochrome-adj
One color
Monopoly - n
Controlled by one person or one company
Unicorn - n
A horse like animal with one horn
Unify-v
To make one
Duplex - n
A house that has two separate units
Biennial- adj
Happening every two years
Bilingual- adjective
Speaking two languages
Trilogy- noun
A group of three plays or books with a common theme
Triathlon - noun
And athletic contest usually involving swimming running and biking
Quadrangle - noun
A figure with four sides and angles
Antagonist - noun
An opponent
Antiseptic - noun/adj
Noun - something used to kill germs; adjective - free of germs
Antisocial - adjective
Unable to associate with other people; not sociable
Contradiction - noun
A statement that is opposite to another statement
Counterbalance - noun/verb
Noun - a weight used to balance another way; verb - to balance or offset
Counterproductive- adjective
Producing the opposite of what is desired or intended
Oblique- adj
Not straight; slanting inclined or sloping
Obnoxious-adj
Very unpleasant and objectable
Obscure -verb
To make unclear to conceal or make less obvious
Obstinate - adjective
Unyielding unreasonably determined to have one's own way
Adapt - verb
To change to be suitable or fit
Adhere - verb
To stick to something conform to obey
Adjacent -adj
Close to, bordering on
Recurrent - adjective
Happening again and again returning periodically
Reimburse - verb
Payback refund
Reiterate - verb
Repeat many times
Succession - noun
The act of a withdrawing from an alliance or association
Seclude - verb
To withdrawal or set apart from social contact
Segregate - verb
To separate from the rest of the group
Sequester - verb
Two separate or withdrawal to choose solitude or retirement
Ad
To; toward
Re
Back-again
Se
Apart, away
Ant, anti
Against
Contra, counter
Against
Ob
Against, facing
Mono, uni
One
Bi, du
Two
Tri
Three
Quad, quar
Four
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