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FMS Stems List #2
Stems List #2
Term | Definition |
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rect | right |
volv | roll |
demi | half |
retro | backward |
sens | feel |
ify | to make |
ocul | eye |
cur | care for |
ultra | beyond |
oid | appear |
rectify | to make a situation RIGHT again |
correct | to fix something and make it RIGHT |
Direct | a way that will take you RIGHT to somewhere |
Evolution | the ROLLING, ongoing process of a species changing over time |
revolve | when an object ROLLS or goes around in a circle |
involve | to ROLL into a situation or become a part of it |
Demigod | a being that is HALF god, HALF something else (usually human) |
Demitasse | a small coffee cup (HALF-cup) |
Retrospect | to look BACKWARD in time on a situation |
Retrogress | to go BACKWARD to an earlier state (like a reading level) |
Retro | a style from BACK in time |
Sensitive | to be in touch with yours or someone's FEELINGS |
Sense | to FEEL something |
Sensation | a FEELING |
Fortify | to MAKE strong |
Solidify | to MAKE solid |
Sanctify | to MAKE holy |
Binoculars | a viewing device used by both EYES |
Monocular | a viewing device using one EYE, like a telescope |
Ocular | relating to the EYE |
Cure | a treatment that will CARE FOR an illness |
Curator | an employee of a museum or gallery that CARES FOR the exhibits |
Accurate | to take great CARE when completing a task to make sure it is correctly done |
Ultrasound | a machine that creates images using sound waves BEYOND human hearing range |
Ultraviolet | rays radiating from the sun that can burn our skin but are BEYOND the light spectrum that people can see |
Ultracold | A temperature that is BEYOND 'just cold' |
Diploid | Cells with chromosomes that APPEAR in 2 sets, like body cells |
Haploid | Cells with chromosomes that APPEAR in 1 set, like gamete cells |
Spheroid | A shape that APPEARS to be a sphere, like the earth which is an oblate spheroid |
Android | a robot that APPEARS to look like a human or has human qualities |