Read the example sentence and study the chart of definitions.

Our vacation was ruined by the tediousness of the daily group activities, all of which seemed too much alike.

Given that the Greek word root mono means "one" or "single," which word could replace tediousness?

a. monopoly

b. monolith

c. monotone

d. monotony

Answer: D) monotony.

Explanation: the denotation of a word is its literal meaning, the definition that we can find in a dictionary, a word can have several denotations (or definitions). From the given options, the word that could replace "tediousness" in the example sentence is the corresponding to option D: monotony, because the denotation or definition of "tediousness" is marked by monotony, long and tiresome.

D. Monotony.

Explanation:

Tediousness means marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome.

Monotony best fits the context of the example sentence.