1. Classical Roots
Lesson 1: NUMBERS

2. ROOTS
MONOS
UNUS
DUO/DUPLEX BI

3. MONOS <G. ONE
MONOLOGUE MONARCH MONOGRAM MONOPOLY MONOLITH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. UNUS <L. ONE
UNANIMOUS UNILATERAL

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

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

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

17. DUPLEX
A dwelling with two living units

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

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

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

21. BI <L. TWO
BILATERAL
BIPARTISAN
BISECT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32. CHALLENGE!
The spring and autumn equinoxes bisect the year into how many parts? TWO

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

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

35. CHALLENGE!
WHICH ESTABLISHMENT IS CONSIDERED A MONOLITH—A LOCAL FAMILY-OWNED SHOP OR STARBUCKS? STARBUCKS

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

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

38. NOUNS
monologue monarch monogram monopoly monolith duplex

39. ADJECTIVES
UNANIMOUS UNILATERAL BILATERAL BIPARTISAN

40. VERBS
MONOGRAM DUPLICATE BISECT

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

42. ALTERNATE FORMS
CHANGE MONARCH TO AN ADJECTIVE FORM… MONARCHIAL MONARCHIC

43. ALTERNATE FORMS
CHANGE MONOPOLY TO A VERB FORM… MONOPOLIZE

44. ALTERNATE FORMS
CHANGE MONOLITH TO AN ADJECTIVE FORM… MONOLITHIC

45. ALTERNATE FORMS
CHANGE UNANIMOUS TO THE NOUN FORM… UNANIMITY

46. ALTERNATE FORMS
CHANGE BISECT TO THE NOUN FORM… BISECTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

56. 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)

57. CHALLENGE! (unilateral)
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)