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Vocabulary List #9

Vocabulary List #9. UNI. “one”. UNIFORM. Adjective The same all the way through; consistent If you bake the cake properly, it will be of uniform sweetness and moistness. UNISON. Noun One voice When the speaker asked the people to answer him, they shouted back in unison . UNANIMOUS.

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Vocabulary List #9

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  1. Vocabulary List #9

  2. UNI “one”

  3. UNIFORM • Adjective • The same all the way through; consistent • If you bake the cake properly, it will be of uniform sweetness and moistness.

  4. UNISON • Noun • One voice • When the speaker asked the people to answer him, they shouted back in unison.

  5. UNANIMOUS • Adjective • Showing complete agreement • Many trials are dragged out over a long period of time because the jury cannot come to a unanimous decision.

  6. MONO “one”

  7. MONOLOGUE • Noun • A speech made by a single person • A messenger interrupts the hero of the novel in the middle of a monologue.

  8. MONOPOLIZE • Verb • To use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking • Quentin is monopolizing the copy machine, and no one else can use it.

  9. MONOGAMY • Noun • Marriage to only one person at a time • While multiple marriages are acceptable and even encouraged in some countries, American society generally insists on monogamy.

  10. MONOLITHIC • Adjective • Exactly the same throughout; lacking any diversity • Marcie escaped the monolithic society she had grown up in by traveling the world and seeing many different cultures.

  11. HOMO “the same”

  12. HOMONYM • Noun • A word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning • When you come across a homonym, like the word “bear,” you may have difficulty figuring out which meaning to assign to it.

  13. HOMOGENIZED • Adjective • Forced to be exactly the same • Mrs. Benau does not support a homogenized class; she thinks all students have different strengths and weaknesses.

  14. EQUI “equal, even”

  15. EQUITABLE • Adjective • Fair; just • Zachary usually tried to be equitable, but this time he took all the money for himself and left none for his friend.

  16. EQUILIBRIUM • Noun • Balance; steadiness • Wendy’s hurtful comment upset my mental equilibrium, and I did badly on my final exam.

  17. INIQUITY • Noun • Injustice; wrong or wicked action or situation • The city committed a great iniquity against local children when it permanently closed the school.

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