Stems
Words
Synonyms
Stem Words (define)
Mystery!
100

This stem means GOOD.

What is BENE?

100

This word describes a person who suffers or dies for their beliefs.

What is martyr?

100

What is melancholy?

sadness, dejection, gloominess, despair

100

The study of life.

What is biology?

100

This Latin stem means the opposite of good.

What is mal?

200

This stem means BOOK.

What is BIBLIO?

200

This word means to respect someone deeply.  

What is ADMIRE?

200

What is extinct?

no longer existing, gone, never coming back

200

A book about one's own life.  

What is an autobiography?

200

Romans built these to bring water to their cities.

What are aquaducts

300

This stem means FEAR.

What is PHOBIA?

300

This word can is an adjective that means pleasing or something that someone might want. 

What is appealing?

300

What is tremble?

quivery, shivering, shaky, edgy, anxious

300

A creature who walks on two legs

What is a biped?

300

 re means again, and this word means "to bring to life again."

What is revive?  

400

This stem means BELIEVE.

What is cred?

400

This word is an adjective meaning skeptical or unbelieving.  

What is incredulous?

400

What is flourished?

grew strongly, thrived, made many

400

This is the action of drawing someone's attention away.  

What is distract?

400

This word comes from the Old French abbatre which means "to beat down."  

What is abate?

500

This stem means TIME.

What is chrono?

500

These is an adjective that means "calm."

What is serene?

500

What is sublime?

ideal, perfect, heavenly, above everything

500

This word means warlike, wanting to fight.

What is bellicose?

500

This is the noun form of the verb allude.

What is an allusion?

600

This stem means TEN.

What is dec?

600

This verb means broke into small pieces. 

What is crumbled?

600

What is austere?

bare, strict, grim, plain, severe

600

A beginner

What is a novice?

600

These are two words that mean touchable.

What are tangible and palpable?