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STEMS List 8
Vocabulary and STEMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mater/matri | (ROOT-LAT)----mother |
| pater/patri | (ROOT-LAT)----father |
| frater | (ROOT-LAT)----brother |
| soror | (ROOT-LAT)----sister |
| maternity | (N) time during pregnancy; the quality or state of being a mother |
| matrimony | (N) marriage |
| paternal | (ADJ) fatherly |
| patriarch | (N) father; male leader of a family |
| fraternity | (N) fellowship of men in college |
| fraternize | (V) to associate with; to be friendly |
| sorority | (N) a society of women at a college |
| sororal | (ADJ) relating to or having characteristics of a sister |