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WWW List #21
Stems
Stem or Word | Meaning |
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equivocate | to hedge |
superfluous | unnecessary |
bilateral | two-sided |
unilateral | one-sided |
circumspect | cautious |
commensurate | of like measure |
maleovolence | 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 | obsession with one thing |
specious | false |
excoriate | verbally flog |
prototype | first model |
xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
benediction | blessing |
amorphous | shapeless |
preponderance | bulk |
magnanimous | great-minded |
equi | equal |
voc | voice |
ate | cause |
super | over |
flu | flow |
ous | full of |
bi | two |
lat | side |
circum | around |
spec | look |
com | with/together |
mens | measure |
ate | cause |
mal | bad |
vol | will |
neo | new |
phyte | plant |
mis | bad |
anthrop | man |
ist | one who |
bell | war |
anthropo | man |
morph | shape |
cap | take |
ous | full of |
log | word or reason |
ism | doctrine |
dict | say |
in | in/into/not |
cred | believe |
omni | all |
sci | know |
mono | one |
mania | madness |
spec | look |
ous | full of |
ex | out/beyond/without |
cor | heart |
ate | cause |
proto | first |
xeno | stranger |
phobia | fear of |
bene | good |
dict | say |
a- | not |
morph | shape |
pre | before |
pond | weight |
magn | great |
anim | mind |
uni | one |
lat | side |