Vocabulary Flashcards
Monologue
A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group
Monarch
A person who rules a kingdom or empire; a king or queen; emperor or empress
Monogram
A design composed of letters, usually the first letter of a name
Monopoly
Exclusive control of the trade in some item or service; side ownership or control of anything
Monolith
A large block of stone; a large organization that acts on a single unit
Unanimous
Being in complete agreement
Unilateral
One side; done by or affecting one person,group,or country,etc. and not another
Duplex
A dwelling with two living units
Duplicate
To make an identical copy or double of something; to repeat
Bilateral
Having two sides; made between two persons or groups
Bipartisan
Involving two political parties
Bisect
To divide into two equal parts
Trilogy
A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme
Trisect
To divide into three parts
Triumvirate
A group of three, especially in authority
Quadrant
A quarter of a circle or of its circumference; any four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines
Quartet
A musical composition for four voices or instruments
Quatrain
A stanza or group of four lines of poetry
Decimate
To destroy a large part of; to kill one in every ten
Decathlon
An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events
Bicentennial
A two-hundredth anniversary; happening every two years
Centenary
Pertaining to a 100-year period; a centennial
Centigrade
Referring to a thermometer scale with 100 degrees where water freezes at zero degrees and boils at 100 degrees
Antebellum
Of a period before a war, especially the American Civil War