Stems list 23

Question 1

Egocentric

Answer 1

Ego/I Centri/center
Having or showing little interest in anyone but yourself; self-centered

Question 2

Tangible

Answer 2

Able to be touched; material or substance

Question 3

demagogue

Answer 3

de/down agog/leader
A person, especially a politician, who gains power or popularity through people’s emotions, and/or passions

Question 4

demagogue

Answer 4

de/down agog/leader
A person, especially a politician, who gains power or popularity through people’s emotions, and/or passions

Question 5

preclude

Answer 5

pre/before clud/close de/down
To prevent the occurrence of an event; make impossible

Question 6

cryptologist

Answer 6

crypt/hidden log/word/reason
ist/one who
The study of cryptanalysis and cryptology (codes)

Question 7

ethnocentrism

Answer 7

ethno/race or culture centri/center ism/doctrine
The belief that one’s ethnic group or culture is superior

Question 8

pedagogue

Answer 8

ped/foot agog/leader
A teacher; a formal person

Question 9

recant

Answer 9

re/again cant/sing
To formally withdraw a statement; retract

Question 10

revoke

Answer 10

re/again
Bring back; reverse; cancel

Question 11

pugnacious

Answer 11

pug/fight ous/full of
Inclined to fight; quarrelsome

Question 12

incisive

Answer 12

in/in/not cise/cut
Something remarkably clear and direct; cutting; keen

Question 13

diatribe

Answer 13

dia/power trib/pay
A sharply abusive denunciation; criticism

Question 14

anomaly

Answer 14

an/not mal/bad
A change from common form; does not fit in; strange condition or odd

Question 15

enumerate

Answer 15

ex/out numer/number ate/cause
To read a list one by one; counting

Question 16

circumscribed

Answer 16

circum/around scrib/write
To mediate the differences between people/groups; act or impose on someone in difficulty or trouble

Question 17

disputatious

Answer 17

dis/away put/think ous/full of
Argumentative; fond of disputation

Question 18

loquacious

Answer 18

Loqu/talk pus/full of
Extremely talkative; garrulous

Question 19

abrogate

Answer 19

ab/away ate/cause
To put aside; end with an authoritative act

Question 20

prescience

Answer 20

pre/before sci/know
Foresight; knowing something before it happens

Question 21

sacrosanct

Answer 21

sacro/holy sanct/holy
Extremely sacred; beyond criticism; not to be entered

Question 22

androgynous

Answer 22

andro/man gyn/woman ous/full of
Having both feminine and masculine characteristics; ambiguous sexual identity

Question 23

acronym

Answer 23

acro/high nym/name
A word formed by the initial letters of a group of words that is its own word

Question 24

congenital

Answer 24

con/together gen/original
Of or relating to a condition present at birth

Question 25

cacophony

Answer 25

caco/bad phon/sound
A harsh discordance of noise