Word within a Word:
Assignment - Flash cards
Side One
Every Monday/Tuesday, or on whatever day the first day of the week falls for your class, your vocabulary stem cards will be due. It's a "do-it-or-screw-it" grade, meaning you get full credit for getting it all done, or you get nothing.
Assignment - Flash cards
Side One
- Write the stem in big block letters on the blank side of the 3x5 card.
- Write the meaning of the stem
- Write three to five words containing the stem
- Write a complete sentence explaining how the stem works within the word
- Example: If your stem was "-phile," you could write, "A 'bibliophile' is a lover of books because 'biblio' means 'book' and '-phile' means 'lover.'" (You will, one hopes, write a better sentence than that.)
Every Monday/Tuesday, or on whatever day the first day of the week falls for your class, your vocabulary stem cards will be due. It's a "do-it-or-screw-it" grade, meaning you get full credit for getting it all done, or you get nothing.
The Lists
List #1
1. ante : before
2. anti : against
3. bi : two
4. circum : around
5. com : together
6. con : together
7. de : down
8. dis : away
9. equi : equal
10. extra : beyond
11. inter : between
12. intra : within
13. intro :into
14. mal : bad
15. mis : bad
16. non : not
17. post : after
18. pre : before
19. semi : half
20. sub : under
21. super :over
22. syn : together
23. sym : together
24. tri : three
25. un : not
List #2
1. archy : government
2. ard : always
3. cide : kill
4. ician : specialist
5. itis : inflammation
6. aqua : water
7. audi : hear
8. bell : war
9. cap : take
10. cise : cut
11. bio : life
12. auto : self
13. port : carry
14. scrib :write
15. logy : science
16. dict : say
17. cred : believe
18. cent : one hundred
19. neo : new
20. ad : to
21. cede : go
22. miss : send
23. centri : center
24. biblio : book
25. anthropo : man
List #3
1. homo : same
2. spec : look
3. duct : lead
4. fer : carry
5. pend : hang
6. micro : small
7. hydro : water
8. photo : light
9. pan : all
10. penta : five
11. tele : far
12. vid : look
13. omni : all
14. ex : out
15. poly : many
16. re : again
17. hypo : under
18. pseudo : false
19. neuro : nerve
20. tomy : cut
21. hema : blood
22. proto : first
23. phon : sound
24. mono : one
25. viv : life
List #4
1. morph : shape
2. vest : clothes
3. bene : good
4. pond : weight
5. corp : body
6. dorm : sleep
7. pater : father
8. nov : new
9. punct : point
10. ject : throw
11. tion : act or state
12. loco : place
13. dox : opinion
14. amphi : both
15. magn : great
16. eu : good
17. endo : within
18. phobia : fear
19. ortho : straight
20. put : think
21. ver : true
22. matri : mother
23. mega : large
24. pop : people
25. sangui : blood
List #5
1. vita : life
2. demo : people
3. stereo : solid
4. ism : doctrine
5. cogn : know
6. sur : over
7. alter : other
8. aster : star
9. dyna : power
10. chron : time
11. hyper : over
12. luna : moon
13. octa : eight
14. gyro : turn
15. contra : against
16. geo : earth
17. helio : sun
18. thermo : heat
19. tetra : four
20. meter : measure
21. scope : look
22. son : sound
23. dec : ten
24. stell : star
25. amat : love
List #6
1. germ : vital or related
2. greg : group
3. mar: sea
4. prim: first
5. pyro: fire
6. clam: cry out
7. plu: more
8. tang: touch
9. string: bind
10. liber: free
11. junct : join
12. clud : close
13. se : apart
14. trib : pay
15. dign : worthy
16. luc : light
17. rupt : break
18. grat : pleasing
19. medi : middle
20. soph : wisdom
21. curr : run
22. tempor : time
23. migr : wander
24. trans: across
25. gamy : marriage
List #7
1. numer : number
2. fort : strong
3. osteo : bone
4. ornith : bird
5. polis : city
6. fus : pour
7. ego : I
8. spir : breathe
9. dia : across
10. acr : sharp
11. acro : high
12. culp : blame
13. derm : skin
14. zo : animal
15. per : through
16. pac : peace
17. brev : short
18. necro : death
19. urb : city
20. pugn : fight
21. ecto : outer
22. plasto : molded
23. agog : leader
24. cle : small
25. il : not
List #8
1. sed sit
2. leg read
3. anim mind
4. tort twist
5. nym name
6. sanct holy
7. meta change
8. petr : rock
9. mir : wonder
10. man : hand
11. rect : right
12. volv : roll
13. demi : half
14. retro : backward
15. sens : feel
16. fy : make
17. ocul : eye
18. cur : care for
19. ultra : beyond
20. oid : appearance
21. gest : carry
22. apt : fit
23. tact : touch
24. voc : voice
25. rid ; laugh
List #9
1. path : feeling
2. a : not
3. nomy law
4. fid : faith
5. caco : bad
6. hetero : different
7. sci : know
8. graph : write
9. lat : side
10. lith : rock
11. tract: pull
12. in : in or not
13. co : together
14. phile : love
15. ine : nature of
16. –ar : relating to
17. hexa : six
18. fract : break
19. platy : flat
20. theo : god
21. fin : end
22. hedron : sided object
23. ambul : walk
24. ous : full of
25. topo : place
List #10
1. ped : foot or child
2. mort : death
3. carn : flesh
4. psych : soul
5. ethno : race or culture
6. gen : origin
7. nat : born
8. paleo : old
9. curs : run
10. crypt : hidden
11. cad : fall
12. capit : head
13. loqu : talk
14. sacro : holy
15. uni : one
16. ness : quality
17. alt : high
18. ics : art
19. iso : equal
20. vert : turn
21. ate : cause
22. cor : heart
23. ess : female
24. muta : change
25. fug : flee
List #11
1. -i : plural
2. jus : law
3. lum : light
4. ann : year
5. apo : away or up
6. sen : old
7. sol : alone
8. bas : low
9. rogat : ask
10. parl : speak
11. potent : power
12. surg : rise
13. log : word or reason
14. gram : writing
15. cant : sing
16. reg : rule
17. pro : forward
18. gyn : woman
19. ag : to do
20. act : to do
21. mob : move
22. sess : sit
23. fic : make
24. nounce : tell
25. andro : man
List #12
1. an- : without
2. ab : away
3. mel : song
4. aden : gland
5. aer : air
6. alb : white
7. ase : enzyme
8. epi : on
9. hum : earth
10. –be : life
11. bon : good
12. struct : build
13. chlor : green
14. cyan : blue
15. cyt : cell
16. diplo : double
17. dys : bad
18. eco : house
19. emia : blood
20. enter : intestine
21. erythro : red
22. idio : peculiar
23. exo : out
24. im : not
25. fil : thread
List #13
1. chrom : color
2. form : shape
3. sequ : follow
4. glyc : sweet
5. hemo : blood
6. ultima : last
7. infra beneath
8. leuko : white
9. lys : break down
10. meso : middle
11. milli : thousandth
12. mem : remember
13. gress : step
14. labor : work
15. myo : muscle
16. vac : empty
17. oligo : few or small
18. ose : sugar
19. osis : condition
20. tude : state of
21. patho : disease
22. phag : eat
23. phor : carry
24. phyt : plant
25. phyll : leaf
List #14
1. pleo : more
2. pod : foot
3. soror : sister
4. -a : plural
5. val : worth
6. para : beside, near
7. dom : rule
8. erg : work
9. rhiz : root
10. sapro : rotten
11. schizo : divide
12. hippo : horse
13. som : body
14. spor : seed
15. sta stop
16. rhodo : rose
17. taxis : arrangement
18. vol : will
19. frat : brother
20. trich : hair
21. troph : nourishment
22. tox : poison
23. sect : cut
24. zygo : egg
25. zym : ferment
List #15
1. tropo : turn
2. gastro : stomach
3. arthro : joint
4. ventri : belly
5. dors : back
6. macro : large
7. dextro : right or clockwise
8. brachy : short
9. brachio : arm
10. branchio : gills
11. kin : motion
12. phylo : kind
13. blasto : embryo
14. dactyl : finger
15. phos : light
16. gon : angle
17. lite : mineral or fossil
18. vore : eating
19. holo : whole
20. haplo : single or simple
21. opia : sight
22. lent : full of
23. ef : out
24. ium : an element
25. dicho : in two parts
- Anglo : English
- ist : one who
- saur : lizard
- pithec : ape
- calli : beautiful
- austro : south
- cephalo : head
- chiro : hand
- cause : burn
- terr : land
- cata : down
- jur : swear
- flu : flow
- here : stick
- pos : put
- mund : world
- cracy : government
- mania : madness
- ize : make
- antho : flower
- algia : pain
- somn : sleep
- quadr : four
- err : wander
- sine : without
List #17
- lingu : tongue
- mot : move
- nav : ship
- und : wave
- flect : bend
- coron : crown
- aur : gold
- liter : letter
- rat : think
- sis : condition
- par : equal
- mens : measure
- mony : condition
- quin : five
- socio : society
- ov i: egg
- phasia : speech
- pter : wing
- phen : appearance
- hist : tissue
- glott : tongue
- phan : appearance
- peri : near or around
- pot : drink
- via : road
List #18
- atmo : vapor
- cardio : heart
- cosmo : world or universe
- counter : against
- cranio : skull
- cyclo : circle
- gno : know
- oss : bone
- xylo : wood
- monger : seller
- sept : seven
- xeno : stranger
- vas : vessel
- fore : front
- ish : like
- less : without
- baro : pressure
- ferro : iron
- quasi : somewhat
- nesia : island
- lepsy : attack
- let : little
- nano : billionth
- pico : trillionth
- ideo : idea
List #19
- ven : come
- ichthy : fish
- pulse : drive
- calor : heat
- sol : sun
- strat : layer
- nuc : center
- sat : enough
- protero : early
- mont : mountain
- kilo : thousand
- myria : many
- tachy : quick
- fiss : split
- cumu : heaped
- meteor : high
- hibern : winter
- di : two
- bath : deep
- cirr : hair
- grav : heavy
- solv : loosen
- opthal : eye
- oma : tumor
- rub : red
List #20
- mela : black
- vice : in place of
- foli : leaf
- atom : vapor
- orb : circle
- multi : may
- ign : fire
- moll : soft
- lin : line
- hemi : half
- oo : egg
- grade : step
- pneumo : lung
- radi : ray
- oscu : mouth
- ob : against
- vect : carry
- digit : finger
- gymno : naked
- plasm : form
- narco : sleep
- vermi : worm
- lign : wood
- dendr : tree
- lachry : tear
List #21
- equivocate : to hedge
- superfluous : unnecessary
- bilateral : two-sided
- unilateral : one-sided
- circumspect : cautious
- commensurate : of like measure
- malevolence : evil intent
- neophyte : beginner
- misanthropist : people-hater
- bellicose : warlike
- anthropomorphic : man-shaped
- captious : fault-finding
- neologism : new word
- malediction : a curse
- incredulous : not believing
- omniscient : all-knowing
- monomania : obsession with one thing
- specious : false
- excoriate : verbally flog
- prototype : first model
- xenophobia : fear of foreigners
- benediction : blessing
- amorphous : shapeless
- preponderance : bulk
- magnanimous : great-minded
List #22
- mollify : make soft
- ichthyologist : fish scientist
- polyglot : multi-linguist
- diaphanous : semitransparent
- somniferous : bringing sleep
- sinecure : an easy lucrative job
- soliloquy : speech to oneself
- adherent : supporter
- abjure : renounce
- caustic : burning
- confluence : a flowing together
- depose : topple from power
- egomania : self-obsession
- egregious : blatant
- analgesic : painkiller
- chiromancy : palm reading
- oligarchy : government by few
- intractable : stubborn
- intransigent : not compromising
- perfidious : treacherous
- perspicuous : brilliantly clear
- ingenuous : innocent and naive
- circumlocution : talking in circles
- gregarious : sociable
- discursive : rambling
List #23
- egocentric : self-centered
- tangible : touchable
- demagogue : corrupt politician
- preclude : foreclose
- cryptologist : code breaker
- ethnocentrism : racial or cultural prejudice
- pedagogue : teacher
- recant : retract
- revoke : cancel
- pugnacious : combative
- incisive : sharp
- diatribe : abusive criticism
- anomaly : abnormality
- enumerate : to list
- circumscribed : limited
- intercede : mediate
- disputatious : argumentative
- loquacious : talkative
- abrogate : annul
- prescience : foreknowledge
- sacrosanct : sacred
- androgynous : masculine and feminine
- acronym : initials-name
- congenital : at birth
- cacophony : bad noise
List #24
- advocate : speak for
- ponderous : weighty
- retribution : revenge
- android : robot
- infidel : unbeliever
- resurgence : rising again
- punctilious : precise in conduct
- condescend : lower oneself
- collateral : side by side
- irrevocable : beyond recall
- elucidate : explain
- epigram : witty comment
- eccentricity : oddness
- cognizant : aware
- stringent : binding
- anthropoid : manlike
- diffident : shy
- pandemonium : demonic clamor
- urbane : sophisticated
- tractable : docile
- supercede : replace
- temporize : delay
- somnambulist : sleepwalker
- sanguinary : bloody
- inanimate : lifeless
List #25
- introspective : inward looking
- intervene : come between
- syndrome : complex of symptoms
- subordinate : lower
- dissonant : inharmonious
- belligerent : warring
- credible : believable
- impending : overhanging
- polyphonic : multi-melodic
- exculpate : free from blame
- euphemism : pleasant name
- benefactor : helper
- megalomania : delusions of greatness
- magnate : powerful person
- vivacious : lively
- semitropic : sun-following
- amour-propre : self-love
- octogenarian : an eighty-year-old
- cognoscenti : those who know
- surfeit : excess
- primate : monkeys, apes, and humans
- pellucid : crystal clear
- circumvent : get around
- hemiplegia : paralysis on one side
- narcolepsy : attacks of sleep
List #26
- delineate : to outline
- emollient : softener
- retrograde : backward
- melancholy : dark sadness
- intracranial : within the skull
- cardiovascular : of the heart and vessels
- epiphany : revelation
- histology : study of living tissues
- perihelion : orbital point nearest the sun
- inherent : built-in
- plutocracy : government of the wealthy
- sine qua non : essential element
- corpulent : full-bodied
- dichotomy : two-part-division
- cryptic : having hidden meaning
- isosceles : having two equal sides
- pathogen : disease-causer
- vociferous : loudly-voiced
- rectify : correct
- sanctimonious : affected holy
- tortuous : twisting
- rectilinear : right-angled
- metamorphosis : change of shape
- petroglyph : rock-carving
- pathological :
List #27
- chronic : lasting
- hyperbole : overstatement
- sonorous : full-sounding
- german : related
- convivial : jovial/festive
- cognomen : nickname
- anarchist : one against government
- animadversion : criticism
- pusillanimous : small-minded
- subterfuge : evasive dodge
- saturnine : gloomy and remote
- luminary : enlightened person
- exorbitant : unreasonable
- expatriate : banish
- filigree : lacy design
- eulogy : words of praise
- sedentary : sitting
- euphoria : joy
- bonhomie : good-naturedness
- bona fide : good faith
- bon vivant : indulger in luxury
- mutable : changeable
- impute : attribute discredit
- status quo : the present state
- paradigm : model
List #28
- schism : division
- bootless : useless
- rubicund : red
- apotheosis : raising to god status
- precursor : forerunner
- transpose : switch
- invective : bitter denunciation
- prestidigitation : sleight of hand
- cosmology : study of the universe
- effusion : outpouring
- anthology : literary collection
- posthumous : after death
- euphony : beautiful sound
- refractory : stubborn
- platitude : flat trite remark
- acrophobia : fear of heights
- agoraphobia : fear of openness
- veracity : truthfulness
- verisimilitude : similarity to truth
- idiosyncrasy : peculiarity
- alumni : graduates
- casus belli : cause of war
- interregnum : time between rulers
- infraction : breaking
- condign : worthy
List #29
- colloquy : conversation
- viable : able to live
- synopsis : summary
- terra firma : solid ground
- sanction : authorize
- Russophobe : one who fears Russia
- prognosis : medical forecast
- polychrome : many-colored
- philanthropy : love of mankind
- perspicacity : insight
- mobocracy : mob rule
- gerontocracy : government of the old
- magniloquence : great eloquence
- kleptomaniac : pathological thief
- joie de vivre : joy of life
- in loco parentis : in place of parents
- mundane : worldly
- synthesis : combination
- unequivocal : direct
- nihilism : belief in nothing
- audiophile : stereo buff
- entomology : insect zoology
- omnifarious : of all kinds
- invidious : causing envy
- deduction : reasoning down from principles
List #30
- induction : factual reasoning
- hagiocracy : government of saints
- diction : word choice
- disconsolate : inconsolable
- disingenuous : insincere
- fractious : unruly
- nondescript : of no category
- prolific : productive
- chronic : a history
- primeval : of the first ages
- panegyric : elaborate eulogy
- fidelity: faithfulness
- magnum opus : great work
- antediluvian : from before the flood
- comport : behave
- insurgence : uprising
- expeditiously : rapidly
- renovate : restore
- carnage : butchery
- decadent : downfallen
- supercilious : scornful
- inexorable : inescapable
- emissary : messenger
- improvident : without foresight
- moribund : dying
