Week 2 Word Stems English I s1

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List #7 Vocabulary Stems—English I Honors

numer ______enumerate, numeral, numerous, supernumeraries, numerology

fort ______fortitude, fort, fortify, fortification, comfort, forte

osteo ______osteology, osteopathy, osteotomy, osteoblast

ornith ______ornithology, ornithologist, ornithopter, ornithosis

polis ______metropolis, police, polite, policy, acropolis

fus ______transfusion, infusion, refuse, fusion, infuse, confusion

ego ______ego, alter ego, egotistical, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist

spir ______inspire, respiration, perspiration, expire, spirit, aspire, conspire

dia ______diagonal, diameter, dialogue, dialect, diatribe

acr ______acrimonious, acrid, acrimony, acerate, acerbity

acro ______acrobat, acronym, acropolis, acrophobia

culp ______culprit, culpable, exculpate, exculpatory, inculpate

derm ______dermatologist, dermatitis, hypodermic, endoderm

zo ______zoo, protozoa, zooplankton, Mesozoic, zodiac

per ______perception, perforation, percolate, perambulate

pac ______pacify, pacifist, pacifier, pacifism, pacification

brev ______brevity, abbreviation, brief

necro ______necromancer, necrophobia, necropolis, necrotic

urb ______urban, suburbs, urbanism, urbane, urbanologist

pugn ______pugnacious, repugnant, impugn, inexpugnable

ecto ______ectoderm, ectozoa, ectomorph, ectothermic, ectoplasm

plasto ______plastic, dermoplasty, rhinoplasty, plaster, plasticity, plastic

agog ______demagogue, pedgogue, synagogue, pedagogy

cle ______molecule, follicle, minuscule, ventricule, particle

il ______illegal, illiterate, illicit, illogical, illegible

Words you know

numer ______

fort ______

osteo ______

ornith ______

polis ______

fus ______

ego ______

spir ______

dia ______

acr ______

acro ______

culp ______

derm ______

zo ______

per ______

pac ______

brev ______

necro ______

urb ______

pugn ______

ecto ______

plasto ______

agog ______

cle ______

il ______