click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
List #1, 2, 3, 4, 5
word stems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| con | together Ex. contract, contact |
| super | over Ex. supervise, supernatural |
| syn | together Ex. synonym, synchronize |
| -cide | kill Ex. herbicide, homicide |
| audi | hear Ex. audience, auditory |
| sym | together Ex. sympathy, symbol, symphony |
| cap: | take - capture, captive, captivity, captor |
| cise: | : cut - incision, excise, precise |
| port: | carry - import, transport, report, deport |
| dict: | say - predict, dictionary, contradict, dictation |
| cred: | believe - incredible, credible, credit, |
| neo: | new - neolithic, neonatal, neoclassic |
| spec: | look - spectacles, specter, respect, inspect |
| fer: | carry - transfer, infer, refer, aquifer, defer |
| omni: | all - omnivorous, omniscient, omnipotent |
| re: | again - return, review, reiterate, revive, regenerate |
| hypo: | under - hypodermic, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypocrite |
| tomy: | cut - tonsillectomy, appendectomy, anatomy |
| phon: | sound - symphony, telephone, phonetic, phonograph |
| morph: | shape - metamorphosis, morphology, amorphous, polymorphously |
| dorm: | sleep - dormitory, dormant, dormer, dormancy |
| amphi: | both - amphibious, amphitheater, amphibian, amphibolous |
| phobia: | fear - claustrophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, hydrophobia |
| mega: | large - megalith, megaphone, megalopolis, megaton |
| ject: | throw - eject, reject, dejected |
| sur: | over - surplus, surcharge, surface |
| astr: | star - astronomy, astrology, asteroid |
| hyper: | over - hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole |
| luna: | moon - lunar, lunatic, sublunar |
| gyro: | turn - gyroscope, gyromagnetic, gyrocompass |