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, or on whatever day the first day of the week falls, 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
