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STEMS 3
War, Peace, and Power
STEM | Definition of STEM | Examples | Definition of Examples 1 | Definition of Examples 2 |
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belli | war | rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose | belligerent=someone who is combative, wants to fight, out of control | rebellion=a war against the people in power |
ced, ceed, cede, cess | move, yield, go, surrender | procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success | secede=to move away from | concede=yield to give up, to surrender |
civ | citizen | civic, civil, civilian, civilization | civil=relating to the ideals of being a good citizen | civilization=a society in which people or citizens form a cohesive government |
crat, cracy | rule | autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy | theocracy=a government that rules the enforcement of religious principles | aristocrat=wealthy or powerful individuals who rule over others |
ignis | fire | ignite, igneous, ignition | ignite=to set something on fire | ignition=to start the car by firing up the engine |
leg | law written | legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize | legislation=the written laws of the land | legible=written well enough to be read legend=a story that was written down |
pac | peace | pacifist, pacify, pacific ocean | pacify=the act of making something or someone peaceful | pacifist=someone who refuses to engage in war or violence |
plac, plais | please peace | placid, placebo, placate, complacent | placid=peaceful or pleasing | placate=to satisfy or please someone |
pot | power | potential, potentate, impotent | potent=powerful | potential=the power one is capable of gaining |
volcan | fire | volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan | volcano=a mountain of fire | vulcan=god of fire |
chrom | color | chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic | chromosomes=the chemical strands which determine features such as hair and eye color, etc. | chromatic=having to do with colors |