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STEMS 12
Senses
STEM | Definition of the STEM | Examples | Definitions of Examples 1 | Definitions of Examples 2 |
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acer, acid, acri | bitter, sour, sharp | acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony | acrid=sharp or pungent (not positively) | acerbic=the tone of being sharp with someone |
aud, aus | hear, listen | audiology, auditorium, audio, audition, ausculate | audition=the performance in which a singer is heard | audacity=the attitude of being loud and daring |
phon | sound | phonograph, phonetic, symphony, homophone, euphonious | symphony=sounds of many instruments being played together | euphonious=when things sound good together...cacophonous=when it sounds like crap |
scope | see, watch | telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope, periscope, stethoscope | periscope=used to see long distances usually on submarines and ships | telescope=allows you to see long distances into space |
spec, spect, spic | look | specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, prospect, retrospective, introspective, expect, conspicuous | circumspect=to look around | introspect=to look within |
spir | breath | spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire, perspire, respiration | expire=to breath out and die | inspire=to be moved to breath and live for something |
tact, tang, tag, tig, ting | touch | tactile, contact, intact, intangible, tangible, contagious, contiguous | tactile=the sense of touch | tangent=a line that touches a circle at one single point |
test | to bear witness | testament, detest, testimony, attest | testimony=the information a witness brings to court | detest=to disagree or hate what they are witnessing |
vid, vis | see | video, evident, provide, providence, visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision | evident=clearly seen | revise=to look at something again and consider changing it |