December Stems/Vocabulary

Question 1

Chronic

Answer 1

Occurring a lot or lasting a long time

Question 2

chronometer

Answer 2

a clock or watch that measures time

Question 3

chronological

Answer 3

in the order that things happened or came to be

Question 4

synchronize

Answer 4

make things happen at the same time

Question 5

chronicle

Answer 5

description of events in the order they happened

Question 6

thermal

Answer 6

designed to keep you warm by preventing heat from leaving your body

Question 7

thermos

Answer 7

a container that keeps liquids hot or cold for long periods of time

Question 8

thermostat

Answer 8

a device that automatically adjusts the temperature in an room to desired level

Question 9

hypothermia

Answer 9

a condition which the temperature of the body is very low

Question 10

geothermal

Answer 10

using natural heat produced in the earth

Question 11

detract

Answer 11

to reduce the strength, value, or importance of something

Question 12

extract

Answer 12

to remove something by pulling or cutting out; or to get information from someone

Question 13

subtract

Answer 13

to take a number or amount from another number or amount

Question 14

unify

Answer 14

being joined together

Question 15

universal

Answer 15

affecting or done by all people or things in the world or a group

Question 16

uniform

Answer 16

remaining the same in all cases and at all times

Question 17

unilateral

Answer 17

affecting only one person, or one group, or one country

Question 18

unicorn

Answer 18

mythical animal like a horse with a single horn on its forehead

Question 19

decade

Answer 19

period of 10 years

Question 20

decimal

Answer 20

a system of numbers and math based on the number 10, tenth parts, and powers of 10

Question 21

decennial

Answer 21

occurring every 10 years

Question 22

decathlon

Answer 22

an athletic event for 2 days with 10 different activities

Question 23

decimate

Answer 23

kill, destroy or remove a large percentage of

Question 24

chron

Answer 24

time

Question 25

therm

Answer 25

heat

Question 26

tract

Answer 26

pull

Question 27

uni

Answer 27

one

Question 28

dec

Answer 28

ten