English Vocab Weeks 13-16
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Antechamber/anteroom
a room at the front
Antecedent
the noun a pronoun replaces
Ante
bid, wager, money before betting
Anterior
at the front
A.M.(ante meridian)
before noon
Antebellum
before the Civil War (1860 & before)
Antediluvian
before the Great Flood
Theology
study of religion
Theologist
one who studies religion
Theist
one who has a god, religion (-ie,-m)
Atheist
one who has no god, religion (vs. pagan-other religion)
Agnostic
one who doesn't know for sure
Monotheism
belief in one God
Polytheism
belief in many Gods
Theocracy
government centered around religion (-tie, adj.)
Thematic
one who thinks he's a God
Monochromatic
one colored
Monotone
a voice with one pitch
Monopoly
one company controls the supply or trade in an industry
Monolithic
solidly united; like a rock
Monotonous
boring; has no variety (-y. n.)
Monolith
towering rock formation
Monologue
a speech made alone (with an audience)
Monogamy
having one spouse
Monogram
set of initials
Monocle
an eyeglass
Monomania
an obsession with one thing
Monophobia
fear of being alone
Monarch
a sole crowned ruler
Monosyllabic
has one syllable; has a limited vocabulary
Monastic
prefers isolation or no contact
Segregate
to split into groups
Desegregate
to end segregation
Integrate
to mix groups
Gregarious
friendly, social, prefers groups
Egregious
"out of the group" ; outstandingly bad
Aggregate
randomly grouped; tightly packed rocks
Congregate
to meet as a group