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STEMS 2
Verbs/Actions Part B
| STEM | Definition of STEM | Examples | Definitions of Examples 1 | Definitions of Examples 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| serv | save, serve | servant, service, subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve, reservation, deserve, conservation, observe | subservient=describing someone who serves or is considered lower than someone of higher rank | reservation=to save a spot or item, etc. |
| sign, signi | sign, mark, seal | signal, signature, design, insignia, significant | insignia=a written design that carries meaning or authenticy, similar to a logo | signature=your written name |
| sume, sump | take, use, waste | consume, assume (to take, to use), sump pump presumption (to take or use before knowing all the facts | consumer=someone who uses goods or services | presumption=to take or use certain facts before you have the whole story |
| tend, tent, tens | stretch, strain | tendency, extend, intend, contend, pretend, superintend, tender, extent, tension, pretense | tendons=parts of the body that stretch between the muscles and the bones | tender=able to be stretched |
| tom | cut | atom (not cuttable), appendectomy, tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy | appendectomy=the operation of cutting out someone's appendix | anatomy=study of the internal parts of the body only seen through cutting below the skin and beyond |
| tort, tors | twist | torture (twisting to inflict pain) retort, extort, distort, contort, torsion, tortuous, torturous | torture=twisting to inflict pain | tortuous=describing something that curves, twists, and turns |
| tox | poison | toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin | toxins=poisons | intoxicate=to be filled with poisons |
| turbo | disturb | turbulent, disturb, turbid, turmoil | turbid=describes something that is chaotic or disturbed | turmoil=a state of chaos, discomfort, or disturbed |
| typ | type, prototype, typical, typography, typewriter, typology, typify | prototype=the first printed or drawn version of something | typify=to serve as the written definition or model of something | |
| ven, vent | come | convene, intervene, venue, convenient, avenue, circumvent, invent, convent, venture, event, advent, prevent | convene=to come together | advent=when something starts or comes together early on invent=to create something new that has come into being |
| voc | call | vocation, avocation, convocation, invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate, provocative, vocal | evoke=to call upon or cause a response | provoke=to call or cause something to happen |
| vol | will, filled with | malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition | malevolent=filled with evil benevolent=filled with goodness | volition=your will or what you intend to do |
| vor | eat | voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, devour | voracious=extremely hungry or able to eat | carnivorous=eats meat |
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