By word Families Lesson 1 Number Family E pluribus unum One from many Motto of USA Monos one lt Greek monologue n a long speech made by one performer or by one person ID: 756990
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Vocabulary from Greek & Latin Roots
By word FamiliesSlide2
Lesson # 1 Number Family
E pluribus
unum. One from many (Motto of U.S.A.)
Monos
=“one”. < Greek
monologue
n.
a long speech made by one performer or by one person:
Because my friend does all the talking, our conversation usually turns into a
monologue
monolpy
n.
exclusive control of the trade in some item or service:
One publisher holds a
monopoly
on printing all of our school publications.
monarch
n
a person who rules a kingdom or empire:
Queen Victoria was a
monarch
of the British Empire at its height.
List five more words using the
G
reek root “
monos
”. Use three of your words in complete sentences. Slide3
Lesson # 1 Number Family
E pluribus
unum. One from many (Motto of U.S.A.)
Unus
=
“one”. <
Latin
unanimous
adj.
being in complete agreement:
to reach a verdict, a jury must achieve a
unanimous
decision
unilateral
adj.
one-sided: dome by or affecting one person, group or country and not another:
Since the rest of my family was away when the house burned, I had to make
unilateral
decisions about repairs.
* It is easy to see how some words are derived from
unus
; for example, a unicorn has one horn. But how is
onion
related to
unus
: slice one crosswise and see concentric circles on inside the other. Words like
inch
and
ounce
have undergone several changes in from since ancient Roman times.
List five more words using the Latin root “
unus
”. Use three of your words in complete sentences. Slide4
Lesson # 1 Number Family
E pluribus
unum. One from many (Motto of U.S.A.)
Duo
=“two”
. <
Latin.
Duplex
= twofold. < Latin
duplex
n .
A dwelling with two living units:
The two families living in the
duplex
shared the same front porch and back yard.
d
uplicate
v.
to make an identical copy or double from an original; to repeat:
Forgers try to precisely duplicate the paper, design, and engraving techniques of genuine currency.
List five more words using the Latin roots “duo” and “duplex”. Use three of your words in complete sentences. Slide5
Lesson 1 Number Family
E pluribus
unum. One from many (Motto of U.S.A.)
Bi
=
“two”. < Latin.
bilateral
adj
.
1. having two sides:
That school has a
bilateral
athletic program that includes both in-school and after-school sports.
2. made between two persons or groups:
Canada and the U.S. have a
bilateral
trade agreement.
bipartisan
adj.
involving two political parties:
The hearings, conducted by both Republicans and Democrats, reflected the
bipartisan
approach.
b
isect
v.
to
devide
into two equal parts:
When you bisect a square, you end up with two rectangles.
List
five more words using the Latin roots
“bi”
. Use three of your words in complete sentences.