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
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