STEM LIST 3 HOMO n Meaning Same n
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STEM LIST #3
HOMO n Meaning: – Same n Example Word: – Homonym- a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning, origin, and usually spelling
SPEC n Meaning: – Look n Example Word: – Spectacles- eye glasses
DUCT n Meaning: – Lead n Example Word: – Conduct- to act as a leader or director
FER n Meaning: – Carry n Example Word: – Transfer- to move from one place to another
PEND n Meaning: – Hang n Example Word: – Pendant- something that hangs down (necklace)
MICRO n Meaning: – Small n Example Word: – Microscope- used for enlarging images of small objects
HYDRO n Meaning: – Water n Example Word: – Dehydrate- to lose water or body fluids
PHOTO n Meaning: – Light n Example Word: – Photography- producing images on to a surface by using light
PAN n Meaning: – All n Example Word: – Panorama- a full view in every direction
PENTA n Meaning: – Five n Example Word: – Pentagon- five sided polygon
TELE n Meaning: – Far n Example Word: – Telescope – instrument for viewing distant objects
VID n Meaning: – Look n Example Word: – Video- images displayed on a computer or T. V. screen
OMNI n Meaning: – All n Example Word: – Omnivore- an organism that eats both plants and animals
EX n Meaning: – Out n Example Word: – Exit- the act of going out or away
POLY n Meaning: – Many n Example Word: – Polygon- a figure that has 3 or more sides
RE n Meaning: – Again n Example Word: – Revise- to change something that has already been written or printed
HYP n Meaning: – Under n Example Word: – Hypothermia- reduction of body temperature to abnormally low level
PSEUDO n Meaning: – False n Example Word: – Pseudonym- false name
NEURO n Meaning: – Nerve n Example Word: – Neurology- study of the structure and function of the nervous system
TOMY n Meaning: – Cut n Example Word: – Tonsillectomy- the removal of the tonsils
HEMA n Meaning: – Blood n Example Word: – Hematology- branch of biology that deals with the blood
PROTO n Meaning: – First n Example Word: – Prototype- an original model on which something is patterned
PHON n Meaning: – Sound n Example Word: – Telephone- instrument used for transmitting and receiving sounds
MONO n Meaning: – One n Example Word: – Monarchy- A government run by one person
VIV n Meaning: – Life n Example Word: – Revive- to bring back or come back to life
