| Lesson 7 Vocabulary
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| mid |
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night |
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midnight |
in the middle of the night
24:00 hours |
I go to sleep at midnight. |
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| mid |
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point |
= |
midpoint |
a place that is in the middle of
something |
The line is 10 inches long. The midpoint
must be 5. |
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| mono |
+ |
lingual |
= |
monolingual |
one language |
Most Americans are
monolingual. They can only speak English. |
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| mono |
+ |
rail |
= |
monorail |
one rail |
Most trains use two rails, but a monorail just
has one! |
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| multi |
+ |
ply |
= |
multiply |
to add a number many times |
The girl can multiply 5 and
10. The answer is 50. |
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| multi |
+ |
task |
= |
multitask |
to do many things at one time |
Many people multitask. They do three jobs at
one time! |
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| poly |
+ |
gon |
= |
polygon |
a shape with many sides |
This 4 sided polygon is a
square. |
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| Poly |
+ |
nesia |
= |
Polynesia |
a country with made up of many islands |
French Polynesia is beautiful. The islands
are tropical. |
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| semi |
+ |
circle |
= |
semicircle |
half of a circle |
A semicircle is just a circle
cut in half! |
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| semi |
+ |
sweet |
= |
semisweet |
half as sweet as usual |
This chocolate is semisweet. It tastes
good. |
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