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STEMS 1-5 cumulative
| Question | Answer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drome | run, step | syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run) | syndrome=medical condition that has symptoms that run together | palindrome "racecar" "tot" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| crea | create | creature, recreation, creation | recreation=acts of creating pleasurable experiences | creative=someone with the ability to create |
| levi | light | alleviate, levitate, levity | levity=to bring to light or describing something that is shining or important He spoke with great levity | alleviate=to lighten the load or pain of someone else |
| luc, lum, lus, lun | light | translucent, luminary, luster, luna (moon goddess) | translucent=describing something that allows light to flow through it | bio-luminescence=when living organisms emit light |
| mor, mort | mortal, death | mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary | mortality=the concept of death | mortuary=a place where the dead are prepared for burial moratorium=a stoppage or death of a process or something |
| nox, noc | night | nocturnal, equinox, noctilucent | equinox=the days of the year in which NIGHT (without sun) matches the Day (the sun) | noctilucent=can only be seen at night |
| umber, umbraticum | shadow | umbra, penumbra, (take) umbrage, adumbrate | umbra=the shadow of the moon that is projected on the earth during an eclipse | umbrella=casts a shadow to protect against sun or rain. |
| vac | empty | vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation, vacant, vacuous | evacuate=to empty an entire area or building, etc. | vacant=describing something that is empty |
| aug, auc | increase | augur, augment, auction | augment=to add to something | auction=when items are sold and the idea is to increase the price with each bid |
| calor | heat | calorie, caloric, calorimeter | calorie=unit of heat | calorie=in dietary terms, a unit of energy or heat that a particular food contains. |
| caus, caut | burn, heat | caustic, cauldron, cauterize | caustic=the tone of being harsh or burning | cauterize=to burn something in order for it to bind together or be sanitized...the doctor cauterized the wound |
| clud, clus, claus | shut | include, conclude, recluse, claustrophobia, occlusion, occult | conclude=the end or shutting down of something | claustrophobia=fear of being shut into a small space |
| cresc, cret, crease, cru | rise, grow | crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue | crescendo=describes something that is rising in volume or magnitude | accrue=to gain something over time...I wish I could accrue more savings |
| crit | separate, choose | critical, criterion, hypocrite | critic=someone whose writing is meant to separate one thing from another | criterion=the features that separate one thing from another SAT scores are a criterion for colleges to admit students. |
| flex, flect | bend | flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect | inflexibility=the lack of being able to bend | reflect=something that bends back light to the source |
| fract, frag | break | fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract | infraction=breaking the rules | fracture=breaking a bone |
| lau, lav, lot, lut | wash | launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute | launder=to wash or clean | ablution=the act of cleaning or preparing for prayer, purity, or even funeral rites |
| liber, liver | free | liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance | liberal=freely | deliverance=the act of setting one free by providing |
| neo | new | Neolithic, nuveau riche, neologism, neophyte, neonatal | neologism=a new word or way of saying things | neonatal=having to do with premature or babies who were born too soon |
| nov | new | novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate | novice=someone who is new at doing something | renovate=to work on something to make it seem new again |
| rupt | break | rupture, interrupt, abrupt, disrupt, ruptible | rupture=a break or crack in something, a fracture | disrupt=things that break up situation, things, etc. |
| vert, vers | turn | avert, divert, invert, introvert, convertible, reverse, controversy, versatile | reverse=to turn back again | invert=to turn something upside down |
| 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 |
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