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Stems 17

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Stems 17

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    1. Stems 17 Word Within the Word

    2. Lingu = tongue bilingual Linguist, linguini, language

    3. Mot = move motor The motor makes the motorcycle move. Motivation, demote, emotion, motion, promote, motile, commotion

    4. Nav = ship navigate The captain navigated the ship. Navy, naval, circumnavigate, unnavigable

    5. Und = wave undulate The fish undulated in a wavelike motion. Inundate, undulatory, undulation

    6. flect = bend reflection A reflection bends an image. Reflect, inflection, genuflect, deflect

    7. Coron = crown coronation Coronation is the ceremony of crowning royalty. Corona, coronary, coroner

    8. Aur = gold aureate Aureate is the color of gold. Auriferous, aurora, auric

    9. Liter = letter literature Literature means arts and letters. Illiterate, preliterate, literati

    10. rat = think rational The man was thinking rationally. Rationalize, ratio, irrational, ratiocinate

    11. Sis = condition symbiosis Symbiosis is the condition of living together. Arteriosclerosis, osmosis, mitosis, meiosis, catharsis

    12. par = equal compare The lady compared the amounts and found them to be equal. Par, parity, disparity, disparate, incomparable

    13. mens = measure dimension He had to measure the dimensions. Commensurate, immense, incommensurable, mensurable

    14. mony = condition matrimony Matrimony is the condition of being married. Acrimony, patrimony, parsimony, ceremony

    15. Quint = 5 quintuplet The couple had quintuplets. Quintet, quintillion, quintuple, quintessence, quindecagon

    16. Socio = society sociology Sociology is the science of society. Sociable, socialism, sociopath, dissociate

    17. Ovi = egg oviparous Oviparous animals lay eggs. Oval, ovary, oviform, ovisac, ovoviviparous, ovipositors, oviducts

    18. phasia = speech dysphasia Dysphasia is the inability to speak. Aphasia, apophasis

    19. ptero = wing pterosaur A pterosaur has wings. Helicopter, pterodactyl, archaeopteryx, chiropteran

    20. Phen = appearance phenomenal Something is phenomenal if it has the appearance of being extraordinary. Phenotype, phosphenes, fancy, fantasy

    21. hist = tissue histology Histology is the study of microscopic cells and tissue of plants and animals. Histopathology, histolysis, histogenesis

    22. glott = tongue epiglottis Polyglot, glossolalia, glottal, monoglot, glossectomy

    23. Phan = appearance phantom The phantom had the appearance of a man. Epiphany, diaphanous, sycophant, cellophane, theophany

    24. Per = Near or around perimeter The perimeter is the measurement around something. Perihelion, perigee, periphery, periphery, periodical

    25. Pot = drink potion A potion is a drink. Potable, potation, potatory, compote, symposium

    26. Via = road viaduct A viaduct is a road. Via, trivia, obviate, obvious

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