Stems list 18

Question 1

atmo

atmosphere
(noun)

Answer 1

vapor

the gaseous envelope of a celestial body (such as a planet): the whole mass of air surrounding the earth

Question 2

cardio

cardiovascular
(adjective)

Answer 2

heart

of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels

Question 3

cosmo

microcosm
(noun)

Answer 3

world or universe

a little world especially : the human race or human nature seen as an epitome (see EPITOME sense 1) of the world or the universe

Question 4

counter

counterproductive
(adjective)

Answer 4

against

having the opposite of the desired effect.

Question 5

cranio

craniotomy
(noun)

Answer 5

skull

surgical opening of the skull

Question 6

cyclo

cyclical
(adjective)

Answer 6

circle

of, relating to, or being a cycle: moving in cycles

Question 7

gno

ignominy
(noun)

Answer 7

know

deep personal humiliation and disgrace

Question 8

oss

ossify
(verb)

Answer 8

bone

to change into bone

Question 9

xylo

xyloid
(adjective)

Answer 9

wood

resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood : woody, ligneous

Question 10

monger

warmonger
(noun)

Answer 10

seller

one who urges or attempts to stir up war

Question 11

sept

septuagenarian
(noun)

Answer 11

seven

a person whose age is in the seventies

Question 12

xeno

xenophobia
(noun)

Answer 12

stranger

fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign

Question 13

vas

cardiovascular
(adjective)

Answer 13

vessel

of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels

Question 14

fore

foreboding
(noun)

Answer 14

front

the act of one who forebodes
also : an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil

Question 15

ish

squeamish
(adjective)

Answer 15

like

easily nauseated : queasy :affected with nausea

Question 16

less

hapless
(adjective)

Answer 16

without

having no luck : unfortunate

Question 17

baro

barometer
(noun)

Answer 17

pressure

an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude

Question 18

ferro

ferrous
(adjective)

Answer 18

iron

of, relating to, or containing iron

Question 19

quasi

quasi-official
(adjective)

Answer 19

somewhat

in some sense or degree:having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes

Question 20

nesia

Polynesia
(geographical name)
noun

Answer 20

island

the islands of the central and southern Pacific including Hawaii, the Line, Phoenix, Tonga, Cook, and Samoa islands, Tuvalu, Easter Island, and French Polynesia

Question 21

lepsy

narcolepsy
(noun)

Answer 21

attack

a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep often occurring with cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations

Question 22

let

aglet
(noun)

Answer 22

little

the plain or ornamental tag covering the ends of a lace or point

Question 23

nano

nanosecond
(noun)

Answer 23

billionth

one billionth of a second

Question 24

pico

picosecond
(noun)

Answer 24

trillionth

one trillionth of a second

Question 25

ideo

idealism
(noun)

Answer 25

idea

the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.