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Stem cards 13-14
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40
English
9th Grade
04/07/2011

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Term

13-1

ness 

He treated everyone with equality and kindness

Definition

(quality)

softness, redness, politeness, kindness, darkness, vagueness  

Old English

Term

13-2

alt 

they sacrified the sheep on the altar as a ritual of giving thanks to their God.

Definition

(high)

altitude, alto, altimeter, altar, altocumulus, altiplano

    Latin

Term

13-3

ics 

The economic situation of the poor country is on the edge of total failure.

Definition

(art)

politics, economics, aesthetics, graphics, ethics, calisthenics    

 Greek

Term

13-4

iso 

The first shape that the baby  was able to draw was an isosceles triangle.

Definition

(equal)

isothermal, isometric, isosceles, isomer, isocracy, isotope

Greek

Term

13-5

vert

Going to another country, the first thing everyone should do is to convert their $ into the country's currency.

Definition

(turn)

convert, revert, inverted, divert, vertex, controvert, extrovert

Latin

Term

13-6

ate

Before human domesticated animals and plants, they were monads who wandered in look for food

Definition

 (cause)

domesticate, implicate, create, procreate, insinuate, placate

Latin

Term

13-7

cor

The core of the earth is to hot for any living creature to be dwelling in.

Definition

(heart)

core, concord, discord, cordial, courageous, misericord

Latin

Term

13-8

ess

The coolness of the kid makes everyone wants to be his friend.

Definition

 (female)

lioness, empress, princess, baroness, seamstress, governess

Greek

Term

13-9

muta

The mutated duck was hated by other ducks because he's different.

Definition

 (change)

mutant, mutation, mutagenic, mutable, transmutation, immutable

Latin

Term

13-10

fug 

The refugee needed to stay on the boat for however long the time would take for them to be accepted into the country.

Definition

(flee)

centrifuge, fugitive, subterfuge, refugee, fugue

Latin

Term

13-11

The nuclei of the cells contain DNA or genetic code that provide the template for making proteins.

Definition

 (plural)

bacilli, fungi, nuclei, alumni, magi, octopi, Gemini, homunculi

Latin

Term

13-12

jus

We live for equailty and we live for justice!

Definition

 (law)

justice, justify, unjust, justiciary, just soli

Latin

Term

13-13

lum

the luminous moon shined gently upon her beautiful face.

Definition

 (light)

luminary, luminous, illuminate, luminiferous, superluminous

Latin

Term

13-14

ann 

the annual interest of the bank is pretty high.

Definition

(year)

annual, superannuated, anniversary, annuity, perennial

 Latin

Term

13-15

apo

After he had done the horrible act, all he could think of was an apology, simply saying "I'm sorry."

Definition

 (away or up)

apotheosis, apogee, apoplexy, apology, aphelion, apostasy

Greek

Term

13-16

sen

The high school senior is going to graduate in May.

Definition

 (old)

senile, senior, senator, seniority, senescent

Latin

Term

13-17

sol

He spent his time in solitude, concentrate on praying.

Definition

 (alone)

solitude, solitary, solo, soliloquy, desolate, solipsism

Latin

Term

13-18

bas

the basic structure/building block of life is cell.

Definition

 (low)

bass, base, basic, basal, bassoon, debase, contrabase, abase

Latin

Term

13-19

rogat

The interrogation was intense and finally they found the culprit.

Definition

 (ask)

interrogation, abrogate, derogatory, arrogate, supererogatory

Latin

Term

13-20

parl

The country formed a parliment, facilitating the process of making nationally important decision.

Definition

 (speak)

parliament, parlay, parlor, parlance, parlando

Latin

Term

14-1

potent 

God is omnipotent.

 

Definition

(power)

potential, potentiometer, potentate, omnipotent

Lati

Term

14-2

surg

The surgery was going well until a doctor realized he left a scissor in the patient's stomach. 

 

Definition

 (rise)

resurgence, insurgences, surge, surgent

Latin

Term

14-3

log

There was no logical explanation for this paranormal activity.

Definition

(word or reason)

logic, neologism, philologist, logician, illogical, monologue

Greek

Term

14-4

gram

the grammatic innorections in the essay were beyong the teacher's ability to fix.

Definition

 (writing)

telegram, pentagram, hexagram, hologram, grammar

Greek

Term

14-5

cant

The people recant the philosopher's idea.

Definition

(sing)

recant, cantata, incantation, descant, canticle, canto

Latin

Term

14-6

reg

The gate way regulate what's going in and out of the city.

Definition

 (rule)

regal, regiment, regulate, regent, interregnum, regicide, regime

Latin

Term

14-7

pro

The state finally provided him enough money to conduct his invention.

Definition

 (forward)

provide, pronounce, program, prognosticate, prospect, prognosis

Greek

Term

14-8

gyn

The androgynous person confused many people.

Definition

 (woman)

androgynous, gynecologist, polygyny, misogynists

Greek

Term

14-9

ag

He reaction of the fight was terrifying.

Definition

 (to do)

transact, react, action, activate, abreact, counteract

Latin

Term

14-10

mob

I was immobolized for 5 hours.

Definition

 (move)

mobility, mobile, immobile, mobilize, demobilize

Latin

Term

14-11

sess

the session began at one o'clock so you should not be late.

Definition

 (sit)

session, sessile, insessorial, sessility, obsessed

Latin

Term

14-12

fic

the fiction book recieve a plethora of critics from the readers.

Definition

(make)

fortification, fiction, prolific, horrific, soporific

Latin

Term

14-13

nounce

The king denounced his power because of guilt

Definition

 (tell)

denounce, pronounce, announce, renounce, enunciate

Latin

Term

14-14

andro

She was born with androphobia.

Definition

 (man)

andryogynous, android, androgens, androphobia

Greek

Term

14-15

an- 

In anaerobic situation where the blood can't pump enough oxygen, the cellular respiration switch into fermentation.

Definition

(without)

anemia, anechoic, anaerobic, anorexia, anarchy

Greek

Term

14-16

ab

the abnormally cold day in the summer made everyone wonder.

Definition

(away)

abnormal, abjure, absent, abroad, abrogate, abrupt, abduct

Latin

Term

14-17

mel

The euphonic medoly put me to sleep

Definition

 (song)

melody, melodrama, melodeon, melodious, melodia

Greek

Term

14-18

aden 

Adenine is a nuclearbase, one of the most important element of nucleotide.

Definition

(gland)

adenoid, adenine, adenoma, adenovirus

Greek

Term

14-19

aer 

The aerobic condition return oxygen into her blood

Definition

(air)

aerobic, aerie, aerosol, aerial, aerobes, malaria

Greek

Term

14-20

act 

He finally activated the power within him.

Definition

(to do)

transact, react, action, activate, abreact, counteract, interact Latin

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