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List#21
Latin and Greek stems
| stem | definition |
|---|---|
| equivocate | to hedge |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| bilareral | two sided |
| circumspect | cautious |
| commensurate | of like measure |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| neophyte | beginner |
| misanthropist | people hater |
| bellicose | warlike |
| anthropomorphic | man shaped |
| captious | fault finding |
| neologism | new word |
| malediction | a curse |
| incredulous | not believing |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| monomania | obsessed with one thing |
| specious | false |
| excoriate | verbally flog |
| prototype | first model |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| benediction | blessing |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| preponderence | bulk |
| magnanimous | great minded |
| unilateral | one sided |