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monogamous

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Being married to one person or having one mate at a time.

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monoculture

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(1) The cultivation of a single crop to the exclusion of other uses of land. (2) A culture dominated by a single element.

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monolithic

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(1) Appearing to be a huge, featureless, often rigid whole. (2) Made up of material with no joints or seams.

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monotheism

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The worship of a single god.

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unicameral

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Having only one lawmaking chamber.

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unilateral

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(1) Done by one person or party; one-sided. (2) Affecting one side of the body.

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unison

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(1) Perfect agreement. (2) Sameness of musical pitch.

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unitarian

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Relating or belonging to a religious group that believes that God exists only in one person and stresses individual freedom of belief.

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dichotomy

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(1) A division into two often contradictory groups. (2) Something with qualities that seem to contradict each other.

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dimorphic

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Occurring in two distinguishable forms (as of color or size).

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duplex

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(1) Having two principal elements; double. (2) Allowing electronic communication in two directions at the same time.

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duplicity

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Deception by pretending to feel and act one way while acting in another.

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bipartisan

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Involving members of two political parties.

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binary

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(1) Consisting of two things or parts; double. (2) Involving a choice between two alternatives.

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biennial

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(1) Occurring every two years. (2) Continuing or lasting over two years.

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bipolar

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Having two opposed forces or views; having two poles or opposed points of attraction.

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triad

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(1) A group of three usually related people or things. (2) A secret Chinese criminal organization.

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trilogy

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A series of three creative works that are closely related and develop a single theme.

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triceratops

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One of a group of large dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous period and had three horns, a bony crest or hood, and hoofed toes.

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trident

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A three-pronged spear, especially one carried by various sea gods in classical mythology.

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trimester

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(1) A period of about three months, especially one of three such periods in a human pregnancy. (2) One of three terms into which an academic year is sometimes divided.

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trinity

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(1) (capitalized) The unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God in Christian belief. (2) A group of three people.

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triptych

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(1) A picture or carving made in the form of three panels side by side. (2) Something composed or presented in three sections.

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trivial

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Of little value or importance.

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quadrant

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(1) A quarter of a circle. (2) Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two lines intersecting at right angles.

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quadrille

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A square dance popular in the 18th and 19th century, made up of five or six patterns for four couples.

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quadriplegic

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Paralyzed in both arms and both legs.

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quartile

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One of four equal groups each containing a quarter of a statistical population.

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tetracycline

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A yellow broad-spectrum antibiotic.

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tetrahedron

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A solid shape formed by four flat faces.

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tetralogy

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A set of four connected literary, artistic, or musical works.

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tetrapod

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A vertebrate with two pairs of limbs.

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pentathlon

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An athletic contest in which each athlete competes in five different events.

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Pentateuch

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The first five books of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been written by Moses.

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pentameter

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A line of poetry consisting of five metrical feet.

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Pentecostal

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Of or relating to any of various fundamentalist sects that stress personal experience of God and vocal expression in worship.

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quincentennial

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A 500th anniversary, or the celebration of such an event.

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quintessential

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Representing the purest or most perfect example of something.

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quintet

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(1) A musical piece for five instruments or voices. (2) A group of five, such as the performers of a quintet or a basketball team.

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quintile

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One or another of the values that divide a tested population into five evenly distributed classes, or one of these classes.

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decalogue

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(1) (capitalized) The Ten Commandments. (2) Any basic set of rules that must be obeyed.

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decathlon

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An athletic contest made up of ten parts.

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decibel

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A unit based on a scale ranging from 0 to about 130 used to measure the loudness of sound, with 0 indicating the least sound that can be heard and 130 the average level that causes pain.

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decimate

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To reduce drastically or destroy most of.

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centenary

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A 100th anniversary or the celebration of it; a centennial.

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centigrade

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Relating to a temperature scale in which 0° is the freezing point of water and 100° is its boiling point.

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centimeter

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A length measuring 1/100th of a meter, or about 0.39 inch.

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centurion

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The officer in command of a Roman century, originally a troop of 100 soldiers.

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millefleur

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Having a pattern of small flowers and plants all over.

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millenarianism

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(1) Belief in the 1,000-year era of holiness foretold in the Book of Revelation. (2) Belief in an ideal society to come, especially one brought about by revolution.

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millipede

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Any of a class of many-footed arthropods that have a cylindrical, segmented body with two pairs of legs on each segment, and, unlike centipedes, no poison fangs.

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millisecond

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One thousandth of a second.

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semitone

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The tone at a half step.

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semicolon

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The punctuation mark ; , used chiefly to separate major sentence elements such as independent clauses.

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hemiplegia

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Total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain.

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semiconductor

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A solid that conducts electricity like a metal at high temperatures and insulates like a nonmetal at low temperatures.

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