Stems List 17 Words Flashcards
(25 cards)
a person accomplished in languages
linguist
a condition of civil unrest or insurrection
commotion
to go completely around especially by water
circumnavigate
overwhelm
inundate
change in pitch or loudness of the voice
inflection
the act or occasion of crowning
coronation
containing gold
auriferous
having little or no education
illiterate
to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable
rationalize
the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms
symbiosis
a noticeable and usual significant difference or dissimilarity
disparity
corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
commensurate
anger and bitterness : harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner or feelings
acrimony
perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing
quintessential
a sociopathic individual : psychopath
sociopath
shaped like an egg
oviform
loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury to or disease of the brain
dysphasia
a mammal of the order Chiroptera ; a bat
chiropteran
an observable fact or event
phenomenon
a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
histology
one who is polyglot (speaking or writing several languages)
polyglot
a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
epiphany
the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
periphery
a convivial party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music and conversation
symposium
