Movement, Action, and Abilities
Which of the following lists of stems have the same meaning? And what do they mean?
A) fer, gest, port vect
B) ics, agog, dyna, loqu
C) fract, struct, curr, graph
D) voc, vol, muta, pulse
A) fer, gest, port vect
CARRY
Which of the following lists stems with the same meaning? And what do they mean?
A) phon, tact, chron,
B) soror, frat, pop,
C) dign, psych, jur,
D) cogn, sci, gno,
D) cogn, sci, gno,
KNOW
Which of the following lists stems that all have the same meaning? And what do they mean?
A) bio, spir, carn, man
B) hema, emia, hemo, sangui
C) lith, mont, hydro, zo
D) paleo, tomy, mania, eco
B) hema, emia, hemo, sangui
BLOOD
Which of the following lists stems with the same meaning? And what do they mean?
A) luc, rub, chrom, radi
B) sym, alter, post, dia
C) contra, counter, anti, ob
D) ultra, centri, lat, acro
C) contra, counter, anti, ob
AGAINST
Which of the following lists stems with the same meaning? And what do they mean?
A) fy, ize, ism, ish
B) poly, myri, multi, plu
C) prim, omni, amphi, demi
D) hexa, ician, proto, tion
B) poly, myri, multi, plu
Which of the following have SIMILAR meanings? And what is the general meaning?
A) flu, flect, fic, fug
B) err, punct, fus, cant
C) clam, dict, nounce, loqu
D) ambul, pot, liter, rid
C) clam, dict, nounce, loqu
SPEAKING
Which of the following stems have SIMILAR meanings? What is the general meaning?
A) cred, psych, pseudo, phobia
B) rect, sci, mir, son
C) bell, ego, gyn, opia
D) archy, jus, reg, dom
D) archy, jus, reg, dom
GOVT/LAWS/RULES
Which of the following stems are most similar? Why?
A) pod, ped, man, capit
B) eco, ose, gen, paleo
C) osteo, pyro, mund, ornith
D) hum, spir, glyc, lepsy
A) pod, ped, man, capit
HANDS AND FEET
Which of the following lists stems that are ALL the same. What do they mean?
A) acro, alt, meteor, ultima
B) oid, phen, phan, calli
C) dia, trans, ante, pre
D) con, com, sym, syn
D) con, com, sym, syn
TOGETHER
Which of the following lists does NOT consist of stems with similar meanings? What do the similar lists mean?
A) semi, demi, hemi
B) equi, iso, par
C) bi, amphi, diplo
D) proto, holo, oligo
A) HALF
B) EQUAL
C) 2/DOUBLE/BOTH
D) RANDOM
Which of the following stems have opposite meanings? What are those meanings?
A) fract; struct
B) loqu; graph
C) volv; somn
D) fil; erg
A) fract; struct
BREAK; BUILD
Which of the following stems have opposite meanings? What are those meanings?
A) thermo, calor
B) polis; urb
C) pseudo; ver
D) amat; path
C) pseudo; ver
FALSE; TRUE
Which of the following stems have opposite meanings? What are those meanings?
A) ign; terr
B) bio; mort
C) phasia; lepsy
D) luna; astr
B) bio; mort
LIFE; DEATH
Which of the following stems have OPPOSITE meanings? What are those meanings?
A) ante; post
B) luc; photo
C) form; ortho
D) mens; meter
A) ante; post
BEFORE; AFTER
Which of the following stems have OPPOSITE meanings? What are those meanings?
A) ism; tetra
B) tude; ard
C) par; oligo
D) ous; less
D) ous; less
FULL OF; WITHOUT
Fill in ALL FOUR blanks
A) "Pugnacious" means you are quick to _____
B) "Somnambulism" is where you are ____ in your sleep
C) Someone who is "loquacious" ____ a lot
D) "Resurgence" is when something will ____ again
A) FIGHT
B) WALKING
C) TALKS
D) RISE
Fill in ALL FOUR blanks
A) "Anthropology" is the study of ___
B) Someone who is "gregarious" likes to be a part of a ___
C) If you are confirming the "veracity" of a statement, you are making sure it is ____
D) "Antebellum" means before the ____
A) MAN
B) GROUP
C) TRUE
D) WAR
Fill in ALL FOUR blanks
A) a "necropolis" is a city of the ___
B) an "atrophied" muscle is one that is not well ___
C) a "microcosm" is a very small ___
D) "appendicitis" is an ____ of the appendix
A) DEAD
B) NOURISHED
C) UNIVERSE/WORLD
D) INFLAMMATION
Fill in ALL FOUR blanks
A) "contradict" is to go ___ what someone says
B) a "contract" is where people pull ____
C) the "internet" is a connection ____ networks
D) an "intranet" is a connection ____ a network
A) AGAINST
B) TOGETHER
C) BETWEEN
D) WITHIN
Fill in ALL FOUR blanks
A) if you have "myriad" options, you have ___ choices
B) an "oligarchy" is run by ___ people
C) if you are "omniscient," you know ___
D) a "tetracentenial" would by the ____th anniversary
A) MANY
B) FEW
C) ALL
D) 400
Use context and stems. What does "commensurate" mean?
As the war which he had done so much to bring about did not eventually secure for Russia advantages "commensurate" with the sacrifices involved, he fell into disfavour, and retired from active service.
together measurement --> equal to
Use context and stems. What does "equivocate" mean?
Her method to cope with the situation was to "equivocate" whenever the issue was mentioned.
equal voice cause --> not take a side --> be deliberately unclear
Use context and stems. What does "acrophobia" mean?
This roller coaster is not suitable for people with "acrophobia," heart disease, hypertension or cervical vertebra disease.
Fear of heights
Use context and stems. What does "heliocentric" mean?
In 1497, astronomer Corpernicus proposed the "heliocentric" cosmology from his observations and calculations of the motion of the heavenly bodies.
the sun is at the center
Use context and stems. What does "derision" mean?
The Snuggie is yet another in a long, long series of trends that take off unexpectedly and are massively popular despite a flurry of "derision."
making fun