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Greek word for single or alone
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monos
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Colonel Klink in the TV series Hogans Heroes wears one of these
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monocle [eyeglass for one eye; from Latin "monoculus", having one eye]
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Eyeglass for one eye
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monocle
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Another word for "unicycle"
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monocycle [from Latin "cyclus", circle]
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Made up or intended for individuals of one sex
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monosexual
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Board game where players try to obtain exclusive control of properties
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Monopoly [Greek monus(one) + polein(sell]
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Exclusive possession or control
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monopoly
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Transportation system with a single horizontal bar
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monorail
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Dull or boring!
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monotonous [Greek monus(one) + tonus(tone)]
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Repetitively dull or lacking in variety
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monotonous
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to dominate by excluding others
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monopolize [as in monopolize a conversation]
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animal having one claw on each extremity
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monodactyl [Greek monus(one) + daktulos{toe}]
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condition of having one mate for life
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monogamy
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large block of stone
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monolith [Greek monus(one) + lithos(stone)]
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massive, solid and uniform
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monolithic
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airplane with just one set of wings
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monoplane
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design composed of one or more letters, usually the initials of a name
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monogram [Latin monos(single) + grammus(letter)]
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long speech made by one person
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monolog [Greek monon(one) + logos(speech)]
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what Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan give at the beginning of their shows
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monolog
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continuous series of jokes given by a comedian
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monolog
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killer gas from furnaces
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carbon monoxide [one Oxygen atom per molecule]
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bad gas from automobiles and power plants, producing Greenhouse effect
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carbon monoxide
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