Stems list 23 Flashcards
Egocentric
Ego/I Centri/center
Having or showing little interest in anyone but yourself; self-centered
Tangible
Able to be touched; material or substance
demagogue
de/down agog/leader
A person, especially a politician, who gains power or popularity through people’s emotions, and/or passions
demagogue
de/down agog/leader
A person, especially a politician, who gains power or popularity through people’s emotions, and/or passions
preclude
pre/before clud/close de/down
To prevent the occurrence of an event; make impossible
cryptologist
crypt/hidden log/word/reason
ist/one who
The study of cryptanalysis and cryptology (codes)
ethnocentrism
ethno/race or culture centri/center ism/doctrine
The belief that one’s ethnic group or culture is superior
pedagogue
ped/foot agog/leader
A teacher; a formal person
recant
re/again cant/sing
To formally withdraw a statement; retract
revoke
re/again
Bring back; reverse; cancel
pugnacious
pug/fight ous/full of
Inclined to fight; quarrelsome
incisive
in/in/not cise/cut
Something remarkably clear and direct; cutting; keen
diatribe
dia/power trib/pay
A sharply abusive denunciation; criticism
anomaly
an/not mal/bad
A change from common form; does not fit in; strange condition or odd
enumerate
ex/out numer/number ate/cause
To read a list one by one; counting
circumscribed
circum/around scrib/write
To mediate the differences between people/groups; act or impose on someone in difficulty or trouble
disputatious
dis/away put/think ous/full of
Argumentative; fond of disputation
loquacious
Loqu/talk pus/full of
Extremely talkative; garrulous
abrogate
ab/away ate/cause
To put aside; end with an authoritative act
prescience
pre/before sci/know
Foresight; knowing something before it happens
sacrosanct
sacro/holy sanct/holy
Extremely sacred; beyond criticism; not to be entered
androgynous
andro/man gyn/woman ous/full of
Having both feminine and masculine characteristics; ambiguous sexual identity
acronym
acro/high nym/name
A word formed by the initial letters of a group of words that is its own word
congenital
con/together gen/original
Of or relating to a condition present at birth
cacophony
caco/bad phon/sound
A harsh discordance of noise