Stems list #19 Flashcards
Ven
Circumvent
(V)
come
to manage to get around especially by ingenuity
Icthy
Ichthyologist
(N)
fish
a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
Pulse
Impulsive
(ADJ)
drive
prone to act on impulse
Calor
Calorific
(ADJ)
heat
of or relating to heat production
Sol
Solarium
(N)
sun
a glass-enclosed porch or room
Strat
Stratosphere
(N)
layer
the part of the earth’s atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles above the surface
Protero
Proterozoic
(ADJ)
early
of, relating to, or being the eon of geologic time or the corresponding segment of rocks that includes the interval between the Archean and Phanerozoic eons
Mont
Piedmont
(ADJ)
mountain
lying or formed at the base of mountains
Kilo
Kilowatt
(N)
thousand
1000 watts
Myria
Myriad
(N)
many
a great number
Tachy
Tachycardia
(N)
quick
relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological
Fiss
Fissure
(N)
split
a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint
Cumu
Cumulus
(ADJ)
heaped
heap, accumulation
Meteor
Meteorograph
(N)
high
an autographic apparatus for recording simultaneously several meteorologic elements (as air pressure, temperature, moisture)
Hibern
Hibernal
(ADJ)
winter
of, relating to, or occurring in winter
Di
Diverge
(V)
two
differ in opinion
Bath
Batholith
(N)
deep
a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface
Cirr
Cirrostratus
(N)
hair
a fairly uniform high thin cloud layer darker than cirrus and often covering the entire sky
Grav
Gravid
(ADJ)
heavy
pregnant or distended with or full of eggs
Solv
Solvent
(N)
loosen
that dissolves or can dissolve
Opthal
Ophthalmic
(ADJ)
eye
of, relating to, or situated near the eye
Oma
Hematoma
(N)
tumor
a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel
Rub
Rubicund
(ADJ)
red
ruddy
Nuc
Nucleus
(N)
center
a central point, group, or mass about which gathering, concentration, or accretion takes place