Stems list #24

Question 1

advocate
noun

Answer 1

ad/to, voc/voice, cata/down
one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal

Question 2

ponderous
adjective

Answer 2

pond/weight, ous/full of
of very great weight

Question 3

retribution
noun

Answer 3

re/again, tri/three, trib/pay, tion/act or state
punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

Question 4

android
noun

Answer 4

andro/man, oid/apperance
a mobile robot usually with a human form

Question 5

infidel
noun

Answer 5

in/in or not, fid/faith
one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity or any other specific religion

Question 6

resurgence
noun

Answer 6

re/again, sur/over, surg/rise, gen/origin
a rising again into life, activity, or prominence

Question 7

punctilious
adjective

Answer 7

punct/point, ous/full of
marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions

Question 8

condescend
verb

Answer 8

con/together, de/down
to assume an air of superiority

Question 9

collateral
noun

Answer 9

co/together, lat/side
property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender

Question 10

irrevocable
adjective

Answer 10

I/plural, voc/voice
not possible to revoke

Question 11

elucidate
verb

Answer 11

luc/light, cide/kill, ate/cause
to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis

Question 12

epigram
noun

Answer 12

epi/on, gram/writing
a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought

Question 13

eccentricity
noun

Answer 13

centri/center, trich/hair, city/urb
someone who is eviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways

Question 14

cognizant
adjective

Answer 14

cogn/know, ante/before
knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience

Question 15

stringent
adjective

Answer 15

string/bind, cent/one hundred
marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard

Question 16

anthropoid
noun

Answer 16

anthropo/man, oid/apperance
resembling a human being/ape

Question 17

diffident
adjective

Answer 17

di/two, -I/plural, fid/faith, -dent/tooth
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

Question 18

pandemonium
noun

Answer 18

pan/all, demo/people, ium/an element
a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)

Question 19

urbane
adjective

Answer 19

urb/city, an-/without
notably polite or polished in manner

Question 20

tractable
adjective

Answer 20

tract./pull, ab/away
capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled

Question 21

supersede
verb

Answer 21

super/over, sed/sit
to cause to be set aside

Question 22

temporize
verb

Answer 22

tempor/time, ize/make
to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion

Question 23

somnambulist
noun

Answer 23

somn/sleep, ambul/walk, ist/one who
an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed

Question 24

sanguinary
adjective

Answer 24

sangui/blood, -ar/relating to
consisting of blood/causing a lot of blood loss