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The Prefix 'mono-'
A prefix comes at the beginning of a word. When you come across an unfamiliar word, there are two techniques that can
help you determine the new word's meaning:
- look at the word and see if you can get a basic understanding of its meaning by using your knowledge of word parts
- look for context clues by examining the sentence that contains the unfamiliar word, along with the sentence before and the
sentence after
monomonarchy
Several nations have a monarchy as a form of government.
monastery
Some people commit themselves to life in a monastery.
monk
A deeply religious man might decide to become a monk in a specific religious order.
mono
The high school student missed two months of instruction because he contracted mono.
monochromatism
The eye doctor informed the patient that she had monochromatism.
monochrome
The art gallery's most visited painting was created in blue monochrome.
monocle
Some people think using a monocle makes one look more distinguished.
monocracy
The military overthrow of a nation's government frequently results in the establishment of a monocracy.
monocular
Most telescopes use a monocular design.
monoculture
A nation's poor economy may be the result of monoculture.
monocycle
If you are proficient on a bicycle, you might want to test your skills on a monocycle.
monocyte
One of the types of blood cells in the human body is the monocyte.
monodrama
The favorite type of performance for many actors and actresses is the monodrama.
monody
The singer presented a monody that was so moving that she received a standing ovation.
monofilament
Your synthetic shirt or dress probably uses the monofilament as it's basic design pattern.
monogamy
Monogamy is the most common form of marriage arrangement today.
monogenism
Religious believers frequently view population growth as a factor of monogenism.
monoglot
Being a monoglot, the investment banker had difficulty when traveling to foreign countries on business.
monolingual
She decided to enroll in English classes so that she would no longer be monolingual.
monolith
The most dramatic part of the science fiction movie was the scene where they discovered the monolith.
monologue
Some late-night talk shows on TV start with the performer doing a monologue.
monomania
Some teenagers have monomania when it comes to a particular singing 'idol'.
monomial
She was able to understand the monomial concept in her algebra course, but the binomial concept was another story.
monomolecular
The research scientist realized the illness was caused by a monomolecular virus.
monomorphic
The geological find was of a monomorphic sediment deposited millions of years ago.
mononuclear
Most cells in biology are mononuclear.
mononucleosis
At times, there have been dangerous outbreaks of mononucleosis in this country.
monophagous
The Australian koala bear is an example of a monophagous animal since it eats only eucalyptus leaves and buds.
monophobia
Psychologists can bring relief to those suffering from monophobia.
monophonic
A monophonic sound system would be difficult to sell in today's technological market.
monoplane
Before the biplane and triplane designs, there was the monoplane.
monoplegia
Because of the terrible genetic malady, she was forced to suffer from monoplegia.
monopode
One fable describes an ancient monopode race that one lived on Earth.
monopoly
There are US laws that make it a crime for a company to have a monopoly in a particular area of commerce.
monopsony
A company will have difficulty raising its product prices if its economic situation is a monopsony.
monorail
Some hi-tech trains run operate on a monorail design.
monosome
The 'X' chromosome in human genetics can be described as a monosome.
monostome
Many types of flatworms take in food materials through a monostome.
monosyllabic
Beginning readers usually start with monosyllabic text before progressing to more difficult material.
monotheism
Christianity is an example of a major religion that believes in monotheism.
monotone
If you want your audience to go to sleep during your presentation, try speaking in a monotone.
monotonous
Political candidates who give monotonous addresses are usually defeated at the polls.
monotrichous
Some bacteria use a monotrichous propulsion system for mobility.
monoxide
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a dangerous byproduct of any petroleum-burning internal combustion engine.