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STEMS 1-2 cumulative
Question | Answer | |||
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drome | run, step | syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run) | syndrome=medical condition that has symptoms that run together | palindrome=a series of characters that spells the same word regardless of which direction "racecar" |
glu, glo | lump, bond, glue | glue, agglutinate, conglomerate | glue=bonds things together | conglomerate=a group of companies or things that are connected |
here, hes | stick | adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary | adhere=to stick to something | cohere=when things are next to each other in a related or logical fashion |
hypn | sleep | hypnosis, hypnotherapy | hypnosis=the process of putting ones conscious mind to sleep | hypnotherapy=a therapy in which the therapist puts the patient's mind in a state of waking sleep. |
pend, pens, pond | hang, weigh | pendant, pendulum, suspend, appendage, pensive | pendant=jewelry which hangs from a necklace | appendage=a part of the body that hangs out from the main core of the body |
phage | eat | macrophage, bacteriophage | bacteriophage=a virus that invades and devours a bacterium from inside | macrophage=a white blood cell that engulfs and eats up debris in the blood stream |
pneuma, pneumon | breath | pneumatic, pneumonia, | pneumatic=describes something that is powered by breath or air | pneumonia=a sickness that impeded breathing |
port | carry | porter, portable, transport, report, export, import, support, transportation | import=to carry something into an area | support=to carry and hold something up |
sed, sess, sid | sit | sediment, session, obsession, possess, preside, president, reside, subside | sediment=the materials that sit at the bottom of a liquid | obsess=to sit on or become stuck on one idea |
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 |
cap, cip, cept | take | capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate | capable=able to take it intercept=to get between and take something | capture=to take it |
don | give | donate, condone | donate=to give | condone=to allow or give permission |
dorm | sleep | dormant, dormitory | dormant=something that is not moving i.e. asleep | dormitory=where students sleep |