Stems
Words
Synonyms
Stem Words (define)
Mystery!
100
This stem is SUPER.
What is OVER?
100
This word means to get rid of something by driving it away.
What is dispel?
100
sadness, dejection, gloominess, despair
What is melancholy?
100
The word is BARK
what is the sound a dog makes an outer covering of a tree.
100
This Latin stem means the opposite of good.
What is mal?
200
This stem is BENE.
What is GOOD?
200
This word means tricky and dishonest.
What is duplicitous?
200
hateful, detestable, repugnant, disgusting, atrocious
What is odious?
200
The word is Nails
What is The hard parts on your fingers and toes and sharp metal pieces used in construction.
200
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.
What does the word conceived mean in context.
have the idea for
300
This stem is DIS.
What is AWAY?
300
This word describes a state of being ordinary or average.
What is mediocrity?
300
quivery, shivering, shaky, edgy, anxious
What is tremulous?
300
The word is POOL
man-made area of water, for swimming or game where you try to put the colored and numbered balls into the holes around the edges of the table.
300
Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
Define the word gradual using context clues
proceeding in small stages
400
This stem is CRED.
What is BELIEVE?
400
This word means kind and caring.
What is benevolent?
400
common, crude, in bad taste, unrefined, indecent
What is vulgar?
400
The word is HARBOR
What is a sheltered area of water that is deep enough so that ships can anchor there or to provide shelter.
400
You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work!
Define the word dissimulation using context clues
the act of deceiving
500
This stem is CHRONO.
What is time?
500
These are TWO opposites that mean "to like something and to dislike something."
What are aversion and affinity?
500
ideal, perfect, heavenly, above everything
What is sublime?
500
The word is CURRENT
The adjective current describes something that is modern or happening now.
Current as a noun refers to the direction and speed of flow of a liquid (such as water in the ocean or in a river), gas, or electricity.
500
And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.
Define the word vexed using context clues
disturb the peace of mind of
600
This stem is DEC .
What is ten?
600
This verb means to be happy about another’s failure or boasts about own success.
What is gloat?
600
bare, strict, grim, plain, severe
What is austere?
600
The word is GUM
The gum you chew (bubble gum.)
The Gums in your mouth.
600
Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me.
Define the word dreadful using context clues
causing fear or terror