6th and 7th Grade Reading

MONOS=one

• monologue- a long speech made by one person
• monarch- a person who rules a kingdom or empire
  
• monogram- a design composed of letters
  
• monopoly- exclusive control of the trade in some item or service
• monolith- a large organization that acts as a single unit
  

UNUS=one

• unanimous- being in complete agreement
  
• unilateral- one-sided

DUO=two

• duplex- a dwelling with two living units
• duplicate- to make an identical copy of something

BI=two

• bilateral- having two sides
• bipartisan- involving two political parties
  
• bisect- to divide into two equal parts
  

TRI=three

• trilogy- a group of three works that have a related theme
  
• trisect- to divide into three parts
  
• triumvirate (n)- a group of three
  

QUARTUS=fourth

• quadrant- a quarter of a circle, or any of four parts
  
• quartet- a musical composition for four voices or instruments
• quatrain- a stanza or group of four lines of poetry

DECEM=ten

• decimate- to destroy a large part of
  
• decathlon- an athletic contest with ten events

CENTUM=hundred

• bicentennial-a two-hundredth anniversary
  
• centenary- pertaining to a 100-year period
  
• centigrade- referring to the celsius thermometer scale of 0-100 degrees.

PAN= all 

Pandemonium (n)- uproar

Panacea (n)- a cure-all for troubles or diseases 

OMNIS=all 

Omnipotent (adj)- having unlimited power; all powerful

Omnipresent (adj)- present everywhere

Omnivorous (adj)- feeding on both plants and meat

HOLOS=whole 

Catholic (adj)- universal, including most things (ex. Her travels reflect her catholic tastes); also, referring to the Roman Catholic church.

 Holocaust (n)- a great destruction, especially by fire.  (ex. After the great 1906 earthquake, a holocaust swept through San Francisco.)  Also, murder by the Nazis of over six million Jewish people and millions of others in WWII.  

TOTUS=whole

Totalitarian (adj)- referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control.

CLAUDO, CLAUDERE, CLAUSI, CLAUSUM= to close

Cloister (n)- a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard.  Also, a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion.

Preclude (v)- to prevent; to make impossible (Rain precluded our taking a walk)

Recluse (n)- a person who avoids mixing with people 

INCIPIO=to begin

1. inception (n)- the beginning of something

2. incipient (adj)- in its early stages; the beginning

NIHIL=nothing

3. annihilate (v)-to destroy completely

4.  nihilism(n)- the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs

NEGO=to deny

5. negate (v)- to disprove; to nullify

6. renegade (n)- one who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc.; an outlaw

VANUS/VACUUS= empty

7. vacuous (adj)- empty, especially or meaning or purpose

8. vanity (n)- conceit, especially about one's appearance; a dressing table

9. vaunt (v)- to boast, to brag about

APERIO= to open

10. aperture (n)- an opening, especially one that admits light

11. overt (adj)- done or shown openly 

ROOT: MIKROS= small
1. microbe (n)- an organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes a disease.
EX: Malaria is caused by a microbe that can be transmitted by the bite of certain mosquitoes.

2. microcosm (n)- a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale.
EX: A school community is a microcosm of the whole society in which it exists.

ROOT: MINUO= less
3. miniscule (adj)- extremely small
EX: The dollhouse was furnished in every detail, including the miniscule silverware.

4. minutia (n)- a small or trivial detail
EX: A seemingly insignificant minutia like a fragment of bone can yield important information at an archeological site.

ROOT: TENUO= to make thin
5. attenuate (v)- to make slender or small
EX: Famine attenuated the population of the village to a few dozen people.

6. tenuous (adj)- thin in form
EX: The spider spun a web of tenuous threads.

ROOT: SATIS= enough
7. satiate (v)- to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess
EX: During our trip in Italy, we satiated ourselves on opera, art, and pasta.

ROOT: IMPLEO= full, to fill
8. comply (v)- to do as one is asked or ordered
EX: Rosa Parks refused to comply with a law requiring black people to sit in the back of the bus.

9. implement (v)- to carry out; to put into effect
EX: Many students were unhappy when WLMS began to implement the one-way hallway policy.

10. replete (adj)- well-stocked or abundantly supplied
EX: I like a novel replete with suspense and danger.

COPIA=plenty

1. copious (adj)- plentiful, large amounts

EX: I have a copious amount of homework to do this weekend!

MAKROS-large

2. macrocosm (n)- the universe, or any great whole

EX: Scientists have attempted to determine the size of the macrocosm. OR 

Try to imagine your family in relation to the macrocosm of the human family.

MAGNUS- great

3. magnanimous (adj)- noble and generous, especially in forgiving

EX: The once greedy man made the magnanimous gesture of forgiving all debts owed to him.

4. magnate (n)- a  wealthy, influential person, especially in business

EX: Ezra Cornell, a lumber magnate, left his fortune to found Cornell University.

5. magnitude (n)- greatness in importance or size.

EX: Early explorers of South America had no idea of the magnitude of the continent.

MEGAS- great

6. megalomania (n)- a form of mental illness in which a person has exaggerated ideas of his or her own importance

EX: His megalomania prevents him from recognizing his faults or appreciating the talents of others.

POLY- many

7. polygamy (n)- the system of having more than one spouse at a time

EX: The HBO series, Big Love follows a polygamist man, his three wives, and their many children.

8. polygon (n)- a flat shape with many straight sides

EX: Each of the five-pointed stars in the American Flag is a polygon. 

ANTE- before
1.    antebellum (adj)- a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.  EX: The film, Gone with the Wind describes life in antebellum Georgia.

2. antecedent (n)- a thing or event that precedes
EX: Some antecedents to the novel might exist in the oral tradition.

3. anterior (adj)- coming before in position or time.
EX: The stage of “tadpole” is anterior to the full-grown state of a frog.

4. avant-garde (adj)- ahead of the times, especially in the arts
EX: Although considered extremely avant-garde in the nineteenth century, Impressionist paintings are now so popular that they appear on calendars and greeting cards.

5. vanguard (n)- a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas; a position at the forefront of new developments or ideas
EX: The prototype was in the vanguard of technical development. OR The vanguard of the French Revolution discarded their powdered wigs and wore their hair naturally.

PRE- before
6. precept (n)- a command; a rule of conduct
EX: Although his parents tried to teach him the precepts of good manners, he remained tactless and inconsiderate.

7. predestination (n)- the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power.
EX: The couple felt that predestination had brought them together.

8. preempt, pre-empt (v)- to take possession of something before anyone else can do so.
EX: The president’s address preempted regular broadcasts.

9. premonition (n)- a warning in advance
EX: As she picked up the letter, she had a premonition that it carried bad news.

10. preposterous (adj)- absurd, contrary to nature or reason
EX: The long skirts and high collars of the nineteenth century seem preposterous to active modern women.

11. pretentious (adj)- showy, pompous
EX: They chose a hotel with pretentious furnishings but little comfort.