Stems list #25 Flashcards
(25 cards)
introspective
adjective
intro/into, spec/look, ive/tending toward
characterized by examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
intervene
verb
inter/between, ven/come
to come between; to step in and stop
syndrome
noun
syn/together, drom/run
A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition
subordinate
adjective
sub/under, ordin/order, in/in or not, ate/cause
placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position
dissonant
adjective
dis/away, son/sound, anti/against
not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
belligerent
adjective
bell/war, ent/performing or doing
given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive
credible
adjective
cred/believe, ible/able to be
believable; reliable
impending
adjective
im/not, pend/hang,
about to happen
polyphonic
adjective
poly/many, phon/sound, ics/art
Many sounds together
exculpate
verb
ex/out, culp/blame, ate/cause
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
euphemism
noun
eu/good, phen/appearance, ism/doctrine
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
benefactor
noun
bene/good, act/to do
someone or something that provides help or an advantage
megalomania
noun
mega/large, mania/madness
obsession with power; mania
magnate
noun
magn/great, ate/cause
a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
vivacious
adjective
viv/life, ous/full of
lively in temper, conduct, or spirit
heliotropic
noun
helio/sun, tropo/turn, ic/of or pertaining to
A plant that follows the sun all day
amour-propre
noun
pro/ forward, pre/before
self respect; self esteem
octogenarian
noun
octa/eight, gen/origin, ician/specialist
a person whose age is in the eighties
cognoscenti
noun
cogn/know, mono/one
a person who has expert knowledge in a subjec
surfeit
noun
sur/over, feit/do
an overabundant supply
primate
noun
prim/first, ate/cause
a member of the order of animals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans; a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
pellucid
adjective
per/through, luc/light
transparent; clear
circumvent
verb
circum/around, ven/come
to get around; to bypass
hemiplegia
noun
hemi/half, leg/read, algia/pain
paralysis of one side of the body
