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STEMS 7
Movement
| STEM | Definition of STEM | Examples | Definitions of Examples 1 | Definitions of Examples 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ag, agi, ig, act | do, move, go | agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action | agent=the person who does the work | agenda=list of things you are going to do |
| cad, cas | to fall | cadaver, cadence, cascade | cadence=where the beat falls in line | cascade=a waterfall |
| cur, curs | run | current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive | curse=a malevolent wish that someone hopes will run its course | cursive=a form of script in which the characters are connected or run together |
| fer | bear, carry | ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer | coniferous=trees (like pine trees) that carry cones | fertile=refers to land or other things which are strong enough to carry life |
| flu, fluc, fluv | flowing | influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate | superfluous=describing someone that talks too much or in a flowing manner | fluctuate=describes something that flows in many different directions |
| gest | carry, bear | congest, gestation | gestation=the time in which a mother carries its young in the womb | congestion=when two many things are being carried through an area or part |
| grav | heavy, weighty | grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate | aggravate=to intentional add weight or heaviness to a situation that does not need it. | gravitate=to move towards as if by force |
| migra | wander | migrate, emigrant, immigrate | migration=the act of wandering from one place to another | immigrate=describes someone who has moved from their homeland into a new country |
| mit, miss | send | emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile | transmit=to send a message across | missile=a destructive weapon sent at enemies |
| mob, mot, mov | move | mobile, motionless, motor | mob=a moving group people looking to cause trouble | mobile=able to move |
| nat, nasc | to be from, to spring forth | innate, natal, native, renaissance | renaissance=a period of rebirth, usually refers to a time period in which classical thoughts and ideas were being reborn and reconsidered | native=someone who was born in a specific area |
| ortho | straight, correct | orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic, unorthodox | orthopedic=having to do with the straightness of bones and structures | orthodox=following a strict and straight reading of a ideas or religion |
| sequ, secu, sue | follow | sequence, consequence, sequel, subsequent, prosecute, consecutive, second, ensue, pursue | sequel=the story the follows the previous one | consecutive=describing things that go in successive or following order |
| sist, sta, stit | stand | assist, persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state, static, stable, stationary, substitute | stasis=the act of staying in one place or not changing | stamina=staying strong |
| volvo | turn about, roll | revolve, voluble (easily turned about or aroundor talkative), voluminous, convolution | convoluted=describes something that has been layed out in a long, rolled out fashion | revolve=rolling |
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