ELA Stems Cards 23 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Cacophony
Caco Phony
A harsh discordance of noise
Caco/bad Phony/sound
Congenital
Con Gen
Of or relating to a condition present at birth
Con/together Gen/origin
Egocentric
Ego Cent Centri Tri
Having a showing a little interest in anyone but yourself; self-centered
Ego/I Cent/One hundred Centri/ center Tri/three
Tangible
Tang
Able to be touched; material or substance
Tang/touch
Demagogue
Agog Dema De
The person, especially politician, who gains power, popularity through peoples emotions, and/or passions
Agog/leader Dema/Skin De/Down
Preclude
Pre Clud De
To prevent the occurrence of an event; make impossible
Pre/Before Clud/Close De/Down
Cryptologist
Crypt Ist
The study of cryptanalysis and cryptology
Crypt/Hidden Ist/One Who
Ethnocentrism
Ethno Cent Tri Centri Ism
The belief that one’s ethnic group or culture is superior
Ethno/Race or Culture Cent/One Hundred Tri/three Centri/Center Ism/Doctrine
Pedagogue
Agog Ped
A teacher; a formal person
Agog/leader Ped/Foot
Recant
Re Cant
To formally withdraw a statement; retract
Re/Again Cant/Sing
Revoke
Re
Bring back; Reverse; Cancel
Re/Again
Pugnacious
Pugn Ous
Inclined to fight; Quarrelsome
Pugn/Fight Ous/Full Of
Incisive
Cise
Something remarkably clear and direct; Cutting; Keen
Cise/Cut
Diatribe
Dia Tri Be
A sharply abusive denunciation; Criticism
Dia/Across Tri/Three Be/Life
Anomaly
Mal Oma
They change from common form; does not fit in; strange condition or odd
Mal/Bad Oma/Tumour
Enumerate
Ex Numer
To read a list one by one one; Counting
Ex/Out Numer/Number
Circumscribed
Circum Cirr
Draw a line around; Confine; To mark off
Circum/Around Cirr/Hair
Intercede
Cede Inter In
To mediate the differences between people/groups; act or impose on someone in difficulty or trouble
Cede/Go Inter/Between In/ In or Not
Loquacious
Loqu Ous
Extremely talkative; Garrulous
Loqu/Talk Ous/Full Of
Disputatious
Dis Put A Ous
Argumentative;fond of disputation
Dis/Away Put/Think A/Not Ous/Full Of
Abrogate
Ab Rogat
To put aside; end with an authoritative act
Ab/Away Rogat/Ask
Prescience
Pre Sci
Foresight; knowing something before it happens
Pre/Before Sci/Know
Sacrosanct
Sacro Sanct
Extremely sacred; beyond criticism; not to be entered
Sacro/Holy Sanct/Holy
Androgynous
Andro Gyn Ous
both feminine and masculine characteristics; ambiguous sexual identity
Andr/Man Gyn/Woman Ous/Full Of
