Transcript WWWList#5

The Word Within the Word
Vocabulary List #5
YOU HAVE A “STEMS 1-5” TEST
on 10/16---ALL STEMS!!!!
STUDY!!!
1. vita
• Definition: life
• Words to Know: vitality, viable
2. demo
• Definition: people
• Words to Know:
democracy,
demography
3. stereo
• Definition: solid
• Words to Know:
stereophonic,
stereotype
4. ism
• Definition: doctrine
• Words to Know:
pluralism, nihilism
5. cogn
• Definition: know
• Words to Know: recognize, cognizant
6. sur
• Definition: over
• Words to Know:
surpass, surname
7. alter
• Definition: other
• Words to Know: alter
ego, altruism
8. astr
• Definition: star
• Words to Know:
astronomy, astrology
9. dyna
• Definition: power
• Words to Know:
dynamic, dynamite
10. chron
• Definition: time
• Words to Know: chronological, chronic
11. hyper
• Definition: over
• Words to Know:
hyperactive,
hypertension
12. luna
• Definition: moon
• Words to Know:
lunar, lunatic
13. octa
• Definition: eight
• Words to Know:
octagenarian, octopus
14. gyro
• Definition: turn
• Words to Know:
gyroscope, gyre
15. contra
• Definition: against
• Words to Know: contradict, contraband
16. geo
• Definition: earth
• Words to Know:
geography, geology
17. helio
• Definition: sun
• Words to Know:
Helios, heliotropic
18. thermo
• Definition: heat
• Words to Know:
thermometer, thermos
19. tetra
• Definition: four
• Words to Know:
Tetris, tetragon
20. meter
• Definition: measure
• Words to Know:
millimeter, odometer
21. scope
• Definition: look
• Words to Know:
horoscope,
microscope
22. son
• Definition: sound
• Words to Know:
unison, dissonance
23. dec
• Definition: ten
• Words to Know:
decade, decathlon
24. stell
• Definition: star
• Words to Know:
stellar, constellation
25. amat
• Definition: love
• Words to Know:
amiable, amateur