For each bold word, try to figure out the definition based on the context and the roots. Write your guess below each sentence. Then write your own sentence for each word.

She drooped in her chair from boredom. When the teacher announced that they would be playing a game, she became animated.



It’s too bad most people in the United States are monolingual. It’s better to speak several languages.




Huge farms in the United States often practice monoculture. This leads to many problems that could be solved by simply planting many crops in the same field and rotating them from year to year.




This class wouldn’t be so boring if the teacher stopped talking in a monotone.




Stop monopolizing the conversation! Let other people have a chance!




Wow, what beautiful gem! It looks polycrystalline!




Let’s stop and smell the polyanthus. It’s just beginning to bloom!
The governments of Iran and Vatican City are modern examples of theocracies. The government of Iran is Muslim, and the government of Vatican City is Christian.




I studied theology in college.




My braids are asymmetrical. I was too tired to see straight this morning.




I’m a terrible musician-- I can’t even keep a beat. My drumming is completely arhythmic.



I like finding analogies between the novel and my life-- that way I can connect to the characters better.



Going on fieldwork requires figuring out lots of logistics, like who will ride in which cars.




Let’s synchronize our clocks so we will know exactly when it’s 3:00.




In a beautiful moment of synchronicity, I ended up going to the same beach as my crush this past weekend, and we spent the whole day together.