Stem List 7 NUMER Meaning Number Example Word

Stem List #7

NUMER Meaning: › Number Example Word: › Numerology- The study of the meanings of numbers

FORT Meaning: › Strong Example Word: › Fortify- To make strong; To strengthen and secure.

OSTEO Meaning: › Bone Example Word: › Osteology- The branch of anatomy that deals with the structure and function of bones

ORNITH Meaning: › Bird Example Word: › Ornithology- The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.

POLIS Meaning: › City Example Word: › Metropolis- A major city

FUS Meaning: › Pour Example Word: › Transfuse- To pour (something) out of one vessel into another.

EGO Meaning: › I Example Word: › Egomaniac- A conceited, self-centered person.

SPIR Meaning: › Breathe Example Word: › Respiration- The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing

DIA Meaning: › Across Example Word: › Diagonal- Line segment joining any two nonconsecutive vertices

ACR Meaning: › Sharp Example Word: › Acrid- Unpleasantly sharp or bitter to the taste or smell

ACRO Meaning: › High Example Word: › Acrophobia- A fear of high places.

CULP Meaning: › Blame Example Word: › Culprit- One guilty of a fault or crime.

DERM Meaning: › Skin Example Word: › Dermatologist- is a doctor who specializes in treating conditions that affect the skin

ZO Meaning: › Animal Example Word: › Zoo- A park or an institution in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public.

PER Meaning: › Through Example Word: › Perception- The process, act, or faculty of becoming aware through any of the senses

PAC Meaning: › Peace Example Word: › Pacify- To ease the anger or agitation of. To end war, fighting, or violence.

BREV Meaning: › Short Example Word: › Abbreviation- The act or product of shortening

NECRO Meaning: › Death Example Word: › Necrophobia – A fear of death or corpses.

URB Meaning: › City Example Word: › Urban- city or city life

PUGN Meaning: › Fight Example Word: › Repugnant- Arousing disgust; offensive or repulsive: morally repugnant behavior.

ECTO Meaning: › Outer Example Word: › Ectoparasite- A parasite, such as a flea, that lives on the exterior of another organism

PLASTO Meaning: › Molded Example Word: › Rhinoplasty- Plastic surgery of the nose; remolding the nose.

AGOG Meaning: › Leader Example Word: › Pedagogue- A schoolteacher; an educator.

CLE Meaning: › Small Example Word: › Molecule- The smallest particle of a substance

IL Meaning: › Not Example Word: › Illegal- describes something that is prohibited or not authorized by law