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WWW List 31-45
All of the stems and derivatives
Question | Answer |
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mal | bad |
non | not |
post | after |
archy | government |
port | carry |
inter | between |
vid | look |
omni | all |
mono | one |
lith | rock |
pond | weight |
dict | say |
bene | good |
in | not |
cred | believe |
sci | know |
neo | new |
phyte | plant |
uni | one |
lat | side |
malapropism | ludicrous misuse of a word |
nonplussed | perplexed |
postlude | concluding section |
hierarchy | ranking |
portly | stout |
interdiction | prohibition |
vide | see |
omnibus | covering many things |
monolithic | massive and uniform |
imponderable | difficult to ponder |
benediction | blessing |
incredulous | not believing |
omniscient | all-knowing |
unilateral | one-sided |
hypo | under |
hetero | different |
dox | opinion |
pater | father |
put | think |
ver | true |
mega | large |
sangui | blood |
ego | I |
alter | other |
tion | act or state |
contra | against |
ven | come |
con | together |
flu | flow |
circum | around |
loqu | talk |
sol | alone |
moll | soft |
fy | make |
greg | group |
ous | full of |
hypothecate | pledge as security |
heterodox | unorthodox |
paterfamilias | male head of family |
putative | thought-to-be |
aver | affirm or declare |
megaton | force of a million tons of dynamite |
sangfroid | cold-blooded composure |
alter ego | second self |
altercation | heated dispute |
contravene | go against |
confluence | a flowing together |
circumlocution | talking in circles |
soliloquy | speech to ones self |
mollify | make soft |
gregarious | sociable |
de | down |
clam | cry out |
voc | voice |
trans | across |
luc | light |
fort | strong |
acr | sharp |
per | through |
ambul | walk |
fid | faith |
pugn | fight |
non | not |
sequ | follow |
ego | I |
centri | center |
loqu | talk |
ous | full of |
sacro | holy |
sanct | holy |
caco | bad |
phon | sound |
tang | touch |
declaim | speak rhetorically |
sotto voce | in a low voice |
translucent | semitransparent |
forte | strong point |
fortissimo | very loudly |
acerbity | sharpness of temper |
perambulate | wander through |
perfidy | breach of faith |
impugn | attack as false |
non sequitur | an idea that does not follow |
egocentric | self-centered |
loquacious | talkative |
sacrosanct | sacred |
cacophony | bad noise |
tangible | touchable |
dict | say |
sequ | follow |
bas | low |
path | feeling |
muta | change |
inter | between |
terr | land |
cogn | know |
sed | sit |
re | again |
tion | act or state |
tort | twist |
nihil | nothing |
ism | doctrine |
super | over |
in | not |
anim | mind |
ob | against |
obit | death |
epi | on |
gram | writing |
de | down |
obiter dictum | passing remark |
obsequious | servilely following |
abase | to lower |
pathetic fallacy | ascribing feelings to things |
ratiocination | methodical thinking |
mutatis mutandis | with necessary changes |
interstice | small space |
terra incognita | uunknown land |
sedate | calm |
retort | swift reply |
nihilism | belief in nothing |
supersede | replace |
inanimate | lifeless |
condescend | lower oneself |
epigram | witty comment |
centri | center |
gastro | stomach |
auto | self |
mono | one |
ism | doctrine |
medi | middle |
anthropo | man |
lykos | wolf |
ambi | both |
fy | make |
trans | across |
contra | against |
viv | life |
helio | sun |
tropo | turn |
ex | out |
culp | blame |
intro | into |
spec | look |
circum | around |
anthropocentric | man-centered |
gastronome | a gourmet or epicure |
autodidact | self-taught person |
monism | doctrine that reality is one |
in medias res | in the middle of something |
lycanthrope | werewolf |
circumambient | surronding |
transmogrify | change form |
reify | treat as real |
au contraire | to the contrary |
vivacious | lively |
circumvent | get around |
heliotropic | sun-following |
exculpate | free from blame |
introspective | inward looking |
pre | before |
post | after |
gen | origin |
partheno | virgin |
son | sound |
ob | against |
jur | swear |
demo | people |
sopor | sleep |
inter | between |
nec | kill |
ped | foot |
sesqui | one and a half |
sui | self |
cracy | government |
pluto | wealth |
lin | line |
tomy | cut |
dicho | in two parts |
phan | appearance |
tort | twist |
a priori | from theory |
a posteriori | from observation |
parthenogenesis | unfertilized birth |
assonance | vowel repitition |
objugation | rebuke |
demotic | of the common people |
soporific | sleep-inducing |
internecine | mutually destructive |
sesquipedalian | very long (words) |
sui generis | unique |
plutocracy | government of wealth |
delineate | to outline |
dichotomy | two-part division |
epiphany | revalation |
tortuous | twisting |
thanatos | death |
opia | sight |
vac | empty |
ous | full of |
luc | light |
ex | out |
man | hand |
spir | breathe |
ism | doctrine |
nepo | nephew |
syn | together |
ize | make |
sed | sit |
sub | under |
fug | flee |
bon | good |
viv | life |
ine | nature of |
pusill | small |
anim | mind |
thanatopis | view of death |
vacuous | stupidly empty of ideas |
lucubration | late studying |
ex cathedra | from the throne |
legerdemain | sleight of hand |
suspiration | deep sigh |
nepotism | favoritism to relatives |
synoptic | general in view |
lionize | treat as a celebrity |
assiduous | persevering |
subterfuge | evasive dodge |
bon vivant | indulger in luxary |
saturnine | gloomy and remote |
sedentary | sitting |
pusillanimous | small-minded |
log | reason |
nym | name |
meta | change |
phor | carry |
ize | make |
loco | place |
re | again |
de | down |
ambul | walk |
funi | cord |
phobia | fear |
ideo | idea |
schizo | divide |
apo | up |
theo | god |
pre | before |
curs | run |
cosmo | universe |
eu | good |
phon | sound |
syllogism | three-part deduction |
metonym | association name |
anaphora | repetition in successive phrases |
bowdlerize | censor prudishly |
locus classicus | classical example |
reiterate | repeat |
desultory | rambling |
funambulist | tightrope walker |
lyssophobia | fear of insanity |
idee fixe | obsession |
schism | division |
apotheosis | raising to god status |
precursor | forerunner |
cosmology | study of the universe |
euphony | beautiful sound |
pro | forward |
liqu | flow |
ism | doctrine |
mis | bad |
cred | believe |
gno | know |
phys | nature |
pater | father |
sta | stand |
apo | away |
hedon | pleasure |
ous | full of |
viv | life |
miss | send |
sanct | holy |
terr | land |
syn | together |
opia | sight |
co | together |
loqu | talk |
loco | place |
in | in |
prolix | tediously wordy |
narcissism | self-infatuation |
miscreant | evil unbeliever |
physiognomy | facial character |
patrician | aristocrat |
apostasy | desertion of priciple |
hedonism | devotion to pleasure |
sententious | full of maxims |
on the qui vive | on the alert |
manumission | release from slavery |
sanction | authorize |
terra firma | solid ground |
synopsis | summary |
colloquy | conversation |
in loco parentis | in place of parents |
vale | farewell |
dict | say |
proto | first |
agon | actor |
mal | bad |
ism | doctrine |
sarco | flesh |
phag | eat |
gno | know |
sur | over |
ana | up |
lect | gather |
ex | out |
pos | put |
magn | great |
mort | death |
super | over |
miss | send |
valediction | farewell speech |
protagonist | leading character |
maladroit | clumsy |
stoicism | indifference to sensation |
ignoramus | ignorant person |
sarcophagus | stone coffin |
surrealistic | unrealistically imaginary |
analects | selected writings |
expository | explanatory |
exegesis | critical interpretation |
magnum opus | great work |
moribund | dying |
supercilious | scornful |
diction | word choice |
emissary | messenger |
eu | good |
thanatos | death |
in | not |
ped | foot |
hagio | saint |
graph | write |
mir | wonder |
dict | say |
mel | honeey |
flu | flow |
pater | father |
auto | self |
inter | between |
bell | war |
anthropo | man |
morph | shape |
mal | bad |
xeno | stranger |
phobia | fear |
spec | look |
euthanasia | mercy killing |
ineffable | inexpressible |
expedite | hasten |
expatiate | to elaborate |
hagiography | saint's biography |
Mirabile dictu | wonderful to say |
melifluous | honeyed |
patronize | condescend to |
autochthonous | native |
inter alia | among other things |
bellicose | warlike |
anthropomorphic | man-shaped |
malediction | a curse |
xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
specious | false |
par | equal |
non | not |
mal | bad |
fic | make |
tig | touching |
physch | soul |
meta | change |
bio | life |
gen | origin |
bas | low |
post | after |
equi | equal |
punct | point |
super | over |
ann | year |
tract | pull |
in | not |
greg | group |
ex | out |
ab | away |
jur | swear |
algia | pain |
an- | without |
dis | away |
curs | run |
nonpareil | something unequaled |
malefic | causing harm |
contiguous | touching |
metempsychosis | transmigration of souls |
biogenesis | theory of life from life |
bas-relief | low-relief sculpture |
postprandial | after dinner |
equilibrist | tightrope walker |
punctilio | point of conduct |
superannuated | obsolete |
intractable | stubborn |
egregious | blatant |
abjure | renounce |
anagesic | painkiller |
discursive | rambling |
re | again |
sol | alone |
ism | doctrine |
in | not |
ex | out |
luct | struggle |
super | over |
rogat | ask |
infra | beneath |
terr | land |
lent | full of |
ject | throw |
ob | against |
loqu | talk |
acro | high |
nym | name |
pugn | fight |
cise | cut |
dia | across |
ab | away |
con | together |
remonstrate | plead in protest |
solipsism | doctrine: only self exists |
ineluctable | not escapable |
truculent | fiercely savage |
supererogatory | beyond what's asked |
infra dig | beneath dignity |
recondite | abstruse |
disinter | unearth |
disjecta membra | scattered fragments |
obloquy | verbal abuse |
abrogate | annul |
acronym | initials-name |
pugnacious | combative |
incisive | sharp |
diatribe | abusive criticism |
tauto | same |
anti | against |
nomy | law |
crypt | hidden |
apo | away |
trans | across |
epist | knowledge |
logy | science |
mis | hatred |
ob | against |
gyn | woman |
morph | shape |
fid | faith |
sogn | know |
sting | bind |
tempor | time |
ize | make |
ambul | walk |
somn | sleep |
com | together |
tautology | needless repetition |
antinomy | contradicting reasonable principles |
eschatology | theology of last things |
opprobrium | disgrace |
apocryphal | not authentic |
transom | window or door crossbar |
commiserate | sympathize |
epistemology | study of knowledge |
misogynist | hater of women |
morphology | study of form |
diffident | shy |
cognizant | aware |
stringent | binding |
temporize | delay |
somnambulist | sleepwalker |
ine | nature of |
mal | bad |
fac | to do |
monger | seller |
gyn | woman |
cracy | government |
ous | full of |
ego | I |
eu | good |
ex | out |
mono | one |
punct | point |
mega | large |
mania | madness |
syn | together |
drome | run |
son | sound |
narco | sleep |
lepsy | attack |
aquiline | eaglelike |
malfeasance | public miscondust |
costermonger | vegetable vendor |
gynecocracy | government of women |
tenebrous | dark and gloomy |
superego | unconscious conscience |
expostulate | to object earnestly |
monograaph | paper on one subject |
lacustrine | of lakes |
pungent | sharp |
megalomania | delusion of greatness |
syndrome | complex of symptoms |
euphemism | pleasant name |
dissonant | inharmonious |
narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |