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Stems List 7!

Stems List 7!. numer. numeral number numerous numerical number !!!!!!!. What play on words does this cartoon use to be humorous?. fort. fortify fort comfort fortification strong !!!!!!!.

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Stems List 7!

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  1. Stems List 7!

  2. numer • numeral • number • numerous • numerical number !!!!!!! What play on words does this cartoon use to be humorous?

  3. fort • fortify • fort • comfort • fortification strong !!!!!!! This is Fort Sumter in the Charleston, SC harbor. The first shots of the Civil War were fired from the Charleston peninsula by Confederate soldiers.

  4. osteo- • osteoporosis • osteology • osteocyte • osteopath bone !!!!!!! As we age, our bones lose their density. They become brittle, more porous, and weaker.

  5. ornith- • ornithologist • ornithology • ornithosis bird !!!!!!!

  6. polis- • metropolis • metropolitan • police • policy • polite city !!!!!!!

  7. fus- • transfusion • infusion • refuse • confusion • effusive pour !!!!!!!

  8. ego- • ego • egomaniac • egocentric • egotistical • alter ego I !!!!!!!

  9. spir- • respiration • perspiration • Spiriva • spirit, inspire • expire • respiration breathe !!!!!

  10. dia- • diameter • dialogue • dialect • diagonal across !!!!!!!

  11. acr- • acrid • acrimonious • acrimony sharp !!!!!!!

  12. acro- • acrobat • acrobatics • acrophobia • acronym • Acropolis (in Greece) high !!!!!!!

  13. culp- • culprit • inculpable • Inculpate • Culpa (Spanish=blame) blame !!!!!!!

  14. derm- • dermabrasion • dermatologist • dermatitis • endoderm • ectoderm skin !!!!!!! Atopic dermatitis – “itis” means swelling. This kind of rash occurs on the top of the skin and produces red, swollen areas.

  15. zo- • zoo • zoologist • zodiac • protozoa • zoology animal!!!!!!!

  16. per- • permeate • impermeable • permit • perforation • Perception • Perimeter ?? Adria  through !!!!!!!

  17. pac- • pact • pacify • pacifist • pacifism • Pax Romana peace !!!!!!! In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for his work towards greater civil rights for all Americans.

  18. brev- • abbreviate • abbreviation • brevity • brief • breve= Spanish for short short !!!!!!!

  19. necro- • necropolis • necrophobia • necrophiliac • necrophile death !!!!!!!

  20. urb- • urban • suburban • urbane • urbanite city !!!!!!!

  21. pugn- • pugilist • repugnant • pugnacious • impugn fight !!!!!!!

  22. ecto- • Ectomorph • Naturally thin body type • Ectothermic • Animals that receive their warmth from the outside • ectoderm outer !!!!!!! Left: Black rat snake, common in the South

  23. plasto- • plastic • plastic surgery • rhinoplasty • plasticity • plaster molded !!!!!!!

  24. agog- Right: A menorah used to celebrate Hanukah sits near the altar of a Jewish synagogue • demagogue • synagogue leader !!!!!!! Left: Adolph Hitler was an evil demagogue who ruled by violence, fear, and hatred.

  25. cle- • follicle • molecule • ventricle • miniscule • particle small !!!!!!!

  26. il- • illegal • illegitimate • illiterate • illogical • illegible not !!!!!!! What is the criminal’s excuse for the illegal act he committed?

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