Classical Roots Lesson 1: NUMBERS

ROOTS MONOS UNUS DUO/DUPLEX BI

MONOS <G. ONE MONOLOGUE MONARCH MONOGRAM MONOPOLY MONOLITH

MONOLOGUE a long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group (logos <G. word, speech)

MONARCH A person who rules a kingdom or group A king or queen, emperor or empress (arkos <G. ruler)

MONOGRAM A design composed of letters, usually the first letter of a name (gramma <G. letter)

MONOPOLY Exclusive control of the trade in some item or service Sole ownership or control of anything (polein <G. to sell)

MONOLITH A large block of stone A large organization that acts as a single unit (lithos <G. stone)

PRACTICE! WHICH WORD IS RELATED TO A RULER? MONOLITH? MONARCH? MONOGRAM? (MONARCH)

PRACTICE! WHICH WORD WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH SEEING YOUR INITIALS? MONOPOLY? MONOLOGUE? MONOGRAM? (MONOGRAM)

PRACTICE! STONEHENDGE IS A CREATION MADE OF SEVERAL… MONOLITHS? MONARCHS? MONOPOLIES? (MONOLITHS)

PRACTICE! SHAKESPEARE IS KNOWN FOR REVEALING A CHARACTER’S FEELINGS THROUGH A SPEECH CALLED A... MONOPOLY? MONOLOGUE? (MONOLOGUE)

UNUS <L. ONE UNANIMOUS UNILATERAL

UNANIMOUS Being in complete agreement (animus <L. mind, spirit)

UNILATERAL One-sided Done by or affecting one person, group, or country and not another (latus <L. side)

DUO <L. TWO or DUPLEX <L. TWOFOLD DUPLEX DUPLICATE

DUPLEX A dwelling with two living units

DUPLICATE To make an identical copy or double of something To repeat (plicare <L. to fold)

PRACTICE! A ONE-SIDED DECISION WOULD BE DESCRIBED AS BEING… UNANIMOUS? DUPLICATE? UNILATERAL? (UNILATERAL)

PRACTICE! IF EVERYBODY AGREES, THE DECISION IS … DUPLICATE? UNILATERAL? UNANIMOUS? (UNANIMOUS)

BI <L. TWO BILATERAL BIPARTISAN BISECT

BILATERAL Having two sides Made between two persons or groups (latus <L. side)

BIPARTISAN Involving two political parties (pars, partis <L. part)

BISECT To divide into two equal parts (secare <L. to cut)

PRACTICE! If you dividing something into two equal parts, you are … bisecting? bilateral? bipartisan? (BISECTING)

CHALLENGE! WHICH WORD WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEBODY SPEAKING OR GIVING A SPEECH? (MONOLOGUE)

CHALLENGE! WHICH WORDS WILL BE USED TO REFER TO “ONE SIDE” VERSUS “TWO SIDES”? (UNILATERAL and BILATERAL)

CHALLENGE! WHICH WORD IS GOING TO BE USED TO DESCRIBE FANCY LETTERING? (MONOGRAM)

CHALLENGE! WHICH WORD IS GOING TO BE USED TO DESCRIBE A PLACE WITH TWO SPACES FOR LIVING? (DUPLEX)

CHALLENGE! WHAT TWO WORDS MAY BE USED TO REFER TO “A VERY STRONG, SUCCESSFUL CORPORATION”? (MONOPOLY and MONOLITH)

CHALLENGE! A DECISION MADE BY JUST ONE PERSON FOR A WHOLE GROUP WOULD BE CALLED A ___________ DECISION. UNILATERAL

CHALLENGE! The comedian is famous for his ____________on winning the lottery. MONOLOGUE

CHALLENGE! DO YOU KNOW THE TWO DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS FOR MONOLITH? 1)LARGE BLOCK OF STONE 2)A LARGE ORGANIZATION THAT ACTS AS A SINGLE UNIT

CHALLENGE! WHICH WORD IS IN REFERENCE TO TWO POLITICAL PARTIES? (BIPARTISAN)

CHALLENGE! CAN YOU PLACE THE WORDS INTO PARTS OF SPEECH GROUPS? Nouns? Adjectives? Verbs?

NOUNS MONOLOGUE MONARCH MONOGRAM MONOPOLY MONOLITH DUPLEX

ADJECTIVES UNANIMOUS UNILATERAL BILATERAL BIPARTISAN

VERBS MONOGRAM DUPLICATE BISECT

CHALLENGE! CAN YOU CREATE THE ALTERNATE FORMS OF THE VOCABULARY WORDS?

ALTERNATE FORMS CHANGE MONARCH TO AN ADJECTIVE FORM… MONARCHIAL MONARCHIC

ALTERNATE FORMS CHANGE MONOPOLY TO A VERB FORM… MONOPOLIZE

ALTERNATE FORMS CHANGE MONOLITH TO AN ADJECTIVE FORM… MONOLITHIC

ALTERNATE FORMS CHANGE UNANIMOUS TO THE NOUN FORM… UNANIMITY

ALTERNATE FORMS CHANGE BISECT TO THE NOUN FORM… BISECTION

CHALLENGE! When you ________a square, you end up with two rectangles. (bisect)

CHALLENGE! The hearing, conducted by both Republicans and Democrats, reflected a ___________ approach. (bipartisan)

CHALLENGE! A massive _________formed the roof of the tomb. (monolith)

CHALLENGE! Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal dishes and silverware have the ___________of an N. (monogram)

CHALLENGE! Because I made stupid comments, the conversation with my mom turned into a _____________. She did all the lecturing! (monologue)

CHALLENGE! To reach a verdict, a jury must have __________agreement in the verdict. (unanimous)

CHALLENGE! One ruling __________ of Britain was Elizabeth I. (monarch)

CHALLENGE! It was an agreement between the two countries that was ____________. (unanimous or bilateral)

CHALLENGE! The media _____________owns a number of television networks. (monolith)

CHALLENGE! The families that lived in the __________shared the same front porch and garage. It cost too much for them each to have their own home. (duplex)

CHALLENGE! The sister had to make a _________decision about the care of her mother because the other sisters lived out of state and were unavailable. (unilateral)

CHALLENGE! Which coffee shop would be considered a monolith? a)Starbucks b)Small, family-owned coffee shop

CHALLENGE! The East German government made a one-sided, ___________, decision to build a wall across Berlin in (unilateral)

CHALLENGE! England and France worked together with __________cooperation to build the Chunnel, a tunnel under the English Channel connecting their countries. (bilateral)

CHALLENGE! Thoughtful preparation and good communication can help members of a committee avoid _______________their efforts. (duplicating)