Word Study

Week 8

Stem
Meaning
Example
or/er
one who performs
actor
hetero
other
heterogeneous
pend
to hang
suspend
soma
body
insomnia
iatr
healing
pediatrician
rect
straight
correct
ego
self, I
egocentric
chrom
color
chromium
techni
skill
technical
clam
to cry out
exclamation

Week 7

Stem
Meaning
Example
etymo
true, real
etymology
numero
number
numerology
mand
command
mandatory
kines(io)
movement
kinesiology
neo
new
neonatal
meteor
weather
meteorology
paleo
ancient
paleontology
osteo
bones
osteoporosis
eco
house
ecosystem
opthalmo
eye
opthalmology

Week 6

Stem
Meaning
Example
amphi
both
amphibian
flam
fire
flame
simil/simul
same
similar
anim
life, spirit
animal
nat
to be born
natal
doc
to teach
doctrine
medi
middle
mediate
mne
to remember
mnemonic
flor
flower
florist
err
to stray
error

Week 5

Stem
Meaning
Example
vor
to eat
devour
ad
toward, near
advance
de
reverse
descend
dis
against
disrespect
pre
before
pretest
re
back, again
redo
able
capable of
relatable
ate
to act upon
dominate
ion
action, process
objection
ive
tending toward a specific action
active

Week 4

Stem
Meaning
Example
verb
word
verbal
meso
middle
mesozoic
macro
large, long
macroeconomics
cogn
learn
cognitive
cryo
cold
cryogenics
que/qui
ask
question
cede/ceed
to go
proceed
cosm
world, universe
cosmos
heir
holy, sacred
heirloom
aud
sound
audio

Week 3

Stem
Meaning
Example
dox
opinion
orthodox
grad/gress
to move
gradual
terra
earth
terrain
nau
ship
nautical
lun
moon
lunar
cred
believe
credence
zoo
animal
zoology
mar
sea
marine
ann/enn
year
annual
lith
stone
monolith


Week 2
Stem
Meaning
Example
grat
pleasing
gratitude
port
to carry
portable
sense
feel
sensitive
mis/mit
send
submit
fid
faith
confident
ortho
straight
orthodontist
pro
forward
progress
temp
time
temporary
ject
throw
eject
derm
skin
dermatology

Part 2 - Week 1

Stem
Meaning
Example
psych
mind
psychology
loqu
to say, speak
eloquent
biblio
book
bibliography
eu
good
euphoric
fac
to make
factory
spir
breathe
respiration
man(u)
hand
manual
homo
same
homophone
spec
look, see
inspect
circum
around
circumference



Week 8

Stem
Meaning
Example
scrib/scrip
write
prescription
gyn
woman
gynecology
pedi
child
pediatrician
cardio
heart
cardiologist
amor
love
amorous
the/theo
God, a god
theology
pat(er)
father
patriarch
mat(er)
mother
maternity
frater
brother
fraternity
soror
sister
sorority


Week 7

Stem
Meaning
Example
multi
many
multiple
semi
half
semicircle
demi
half
demitone
sol
sun
solstice
milli
thousand
millisecond
equi
equal
equilateral
hemi
half
hemisphere
omni
all
omnivorous
cent
hundred
century
kilo
thousand
kilometer


Week 6

Stem
Meaning
Example
uni
one
unicycle
bi/du
two
dual
tri
three
triangle
quad
four
quadrilateral
penta
five
pentagon
hex
six
hexagon
sept
seven
septuplets
oct
eight
octopus
non
nine
nonagon
dec
ten
decade

Week 5
pyr
fire
pyromaniac
hypo
under, less
hypoallergenic
polis/polit
city, citizen
politician
aqua
water
aquarium
dict
to say, speak
dictation
capit
head
capital
carn
flesh
carnivorous
corp
body
corpse
duc/duct
to lead
induction
mal
bad
malicious

Week 4
Stem
Meaning
      Example
mega
large
      megaphone
micro
small
      microscope
nom
rule
      economy
path
feelings, disease
      pathology
pod/ped
    foot
      pedal
scop
see
      microscope
hyper
over, excessive
      hyperactive
anti
against
      antagonist
peri
around
      perimeter
syn/sym
   same
      synonym


Week 3
Stem
Meaning
Example
poly
many
polyandrous
dem(o)
people
democracy
nym
name
anonymous
gam(os)
marriage
polygamy
phon
sound
phonics
photo
light
photograph
bene
good/well
benefit
hydr
water
hydrate
pseudo
false
pseudonym
astro
star
astronomy

Week 2
Stem
Meaning
Example
anthrop(o)
man
anthropology
arch
chief. ruler
monarchy
cide
to kill
homicide
gen
birth, race
genetic
phil
love of
philanthropy
phobia
fear of
claustrophobia
soph
wise
philosophy
therm
heat
hypothermia
tox
poison
toxic
trans
across
transport

Week 1
Stem
Meaning
Example
auto
self
autograph
bio
life
biology
centri
center
concentric
chrono
time
chronology
geo
earth
geography
gram
something written
telegram
graph
to write
autograph
helio
sun
heliograph
logy
science of, study of
biology
meter
to measure
thermometer

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