Stems list 18 Flashcards
atmo
atmosphere
(noun)
vapor
the gaseous envelope of a celestial body (such as a planet): the whole mass of air surrounding the earth
cardio
cardiovascular
(adjective)
heart
of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels
cosmo
microcosm
(noun)
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
counter
counterproductive
(adjective)
against
having the opposite of the desired effect.
cranio
craniotomy
(noun)
skull
surgical opening of the skull
cyclo
cyclical
(adjective)
circle
of, relating to, or being a cycle: moving in cycles
gno
ignominy
(noun)
know
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
oss
ossify
(verb)
bone
to change into bone
xylo
xyloid
(adjective)
wood
resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood : woody, ligneous
monger
warmonger
(noun)
seller
one who urges or attempts to stir up war
sept
septuagenarian
(noun)
seven
a person whose age is in the seventies
xeno
xenophobia
(noun)
stranger
fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
vas
cardiovascular
(adjective)
vessel
of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels
fore
foreboding
(noun)
front
the act of one who forebodes
also : an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil
ish
squeamish
(adjective)
like
easily nauseated : queasy :affected with nausea
less
hapless
(adjective)
without
having no luck : unfortunate
baro
barometer
(noun)
pressure
an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude
ferro
ferrous
(adjective)
iron
of, relating to, or containing iron
quasi
quasi-official
(adjective)
somewhat
in some sense or degree:having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes
nesia
Polynesia
(geographical name)
noun
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
lepsy
narcolepsy
(noun)
attack
a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep often occurring with cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations
let
aglet
(noun)
little
the plain or ornamental tag covering the ends of a lace or point
nano
nanosecond
(noun)
billionth
one billionth of a second
pico
picosecond
(noun)
trillionth
one trillionth of a second
ideo
idealism
(noun)
idea
the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.
