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Stems list 24-26

TermDefinition
advocate speak for
ponderous- weighty
retribution- revenge
android- robot
infidel- unbeliever
resurgence- rising again
punctilious- precise in conduct
condescend- lower oneself
collateral- side by side
irrevocable- beyond recall
elucidate- explain
epigram- witty comment
eccentricity- oddness
cognizant- aware
stringent- binding
anthropoid- humanlike
diffident- shy
pandemonium- demonic clamor
urbane- sophisticated
tractable- docile
supercede- replace
temporize- delay
somnambulist- sleepwalker
sanguinary- bloody
inanimate- lifeless
introspective inward looking
intervene come between
syndrome complex of symptoms
subordinate lower
dissonant inharmonious
belligerent warring
credible believable
impending overhanging
polyphonic multi-melodic
exculpate free from blame
euphemism pleasant name
benefactor helper
megalomania delusions of greatness
magnate powerful person
vivacious lively
heliotrope sun-following
amore-prope self-love
octagenarian an eighty-year-old
cognoscenti those who know
surfeit excess
primate monkeys, apes, and humans
pellucid crystal clear
circumvent get around
hemiplegia paralysis on one side
narcolepsy attacks of sleep
delineate to outline
retrograde backward
intracranial within the skull
epiphany revelation
perihelion orbital point nearest the sun
plutocracy government of the wealthy
corpulent full-bodied
pathological diseased
isosceles having two equal sides
vociferous loudly voiced
sanctimonious affectadly holy
rectilinear right angled
petroglyph rock carving
emollient softener
melancholy dark sadness
cardiovascular of the heart and vessels
histology study of living tissue
inherent built-in
sine qua non essential element
dichotomy two-part division
cryptic having hidden meaning
pathogen disease-causer
rectify correct
tortuous twisting
metamorphosis change of shape
Created by: Luna1950
 

 



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