unit 7 Flashcards
SOL
Alone
MONO
One
VULG
Crowd
POLY/POLL
Many
TOT
Whole
HOL
Whole
SUM
Highest; most
TRUNC/TRENC
To cut
PART
Part
Solipsism
Self-absorption
Soliloquy
Literary or dramatic speech spoken by a single character
Monotonous
Lacking variety
Monotone
Unvarying sameness in sound, style, color
Divulge
to make something private or sensitive publicly known
Vulgar
lacking good taste or sophistication; unrefined
Polymath
person with knowledge of many subjects
Polysyndeton
rhetorical device using repetition of conjunctions to create rhythm
Totalitarian
relating to government in which one person or group controls everything
Totality
completenes
Holistic
concerning the whole rather than the parts
Catholic
when with a lowercase c it means universal
Hologram
3-dimensional light projection of an image
Consummate
perfect or ideal, especially in a skill or accomplishment
Summation
an accumulation; a total result
Trenchant
sharply effective or insightful
Truncate
to cut short in the middle
Entrenched
deeply rooted; hard to remove
Parcel
to divide into parts & distribute
Parse
to examine or analyze
Repartee
a quick, witty conversation