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English 1 Stems #5
Stems list #5
deduct | Definition |
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deprive | to take an amount away for some purpose; subtract |
dependent | to prevent somebody from having something |
undernourished | needing to rely on or trust in somebody or something for help or support, especially financial support |
undertaker | lacking enough nutrients for good health |
underachiever | a person whose profession is to prepare the dead for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals |
adhesive | A person who performs worse or achieves less success than expected. |
adept | a substance used to stick things together |
adversary | skillful, highly proficient or expert at something |
malapropism | an opponent in a conflict, contest, or debate |
malediction | the misuse of a word through confusion with another word that sounds similar, especially when the effect is ridiculous |
malady | a curse or evil spell |
cataclysm | Any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic. |
catacomb | a sudden and violent upheaval or disaster that causes great changes in society |
catalyst | somebody or something that makes a change happen or brings about an event |