Stems 37.1 Flashcards

1
Q

Fug

A

Run away

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Subterfuge

A

Using a clever trick to get out of something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

-Ize

A

To make, cause

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Aggrandize

A

To make something great or greater

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Luc

A

Light, shine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Elucidate

A

To explain something that’s hard to understand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Nepo

A

Nephew

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Nepotism

A

Favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Opia

A

Sight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Myopia

A

Nearsightedness, narrow- mindedness, intolerance; lack of foresight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Pusill

A

Small, weak

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Pusillanimous

A

Lacking courage or resolution, cowardly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Sed/Sid

A

Sit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Sedentary

A

Characterized by or requiring much sitting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Thanatos

A

Death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Euthanasia

A

To put an animal down painlessly

17
Q

Vac

A

Empty

18
Q

Vacuous

A

Without contents, empty; lacking in ideas or intelligence

19
Q

Viv

A

Life

20
Q

Bon vivant

A

A person who enjoys a luxurious and social lifestyle