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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
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