STEMS Language A, Level 1 Semester 1
STEM DEFINITION EXAMPLE
anti / against / antifreezede / opposite / defrost
dis / not, opposite of / disagree
en, em / cause to / encode, embrace
fore / before / forecast
in, im / in / infield
in, im, il, ir / not / injustice, impossible, illogical, irregular
inter / between / interstate
mid / middle / midway
mis / wrongly / misfire
non / not / nonsense
over / over / overlook
pre / before / prefix
re / again / return
semi / half / semicircle
sub / under / submarine
super / super / superstar
trans / across / transport
un / not / unfriendly
able, -ible / can be done / comfortable
al, ial / having characteristics of / personal
en, em / made of / wooden
ful / full of / careful
ion, tion / act or process / attraction
less / without / fearless
ment / action or process / enjoyment
ness / state or condition of / kindness
ous, eous, ious / possessing the qualities of / joyous
audi / hear / audible, audience
bene / good / benefit, benign
bio / life / biography, biology
chrono / time / chronic, synchronize
dict / say / dictate, diction
gen / give birth / gene, generate
geo / earth / geography, geology
graph / write / autograph
jur, jus / law / jurisdiction, justice
log / thought / logic
luc / light / lucid, translucent
man / hand / manual
mand, mend / order / demand, recommend
omni / all / omnivorous
path / feel / empathy
phon / sound / phonics, telephone
port / carry / export, portable
qui / rest / quiet, tranquil
scrib, script / write / transcript, ascribe
sens, sent / feel / sensitive, resent
tele / far / telecast, telephone
terr / earth / terrain, territory
vac / empty / evacuate, vacate
vid, vis / see / visible, video
centi / hundred / centimeter, centennial
circum / around / circumnavigage
contra / against / contraban
coron / crown / cornonation
cracy / government / democracy
cred / believe / credible
ego / self / egomaniac
dys / abnormal / dysfunctional
flu / flow / confluence, fluid
grat / thank / gratitude
homo / same / homophone
holo / whole / holistic
hydro / water / hydropower
junct / join / conjunction
lev / lift / elevate
liber / free / liberate
magn / great or large / magnitude
liter / letter / literature
mal / bad / malicious
mar / sea / marine
mater / mother / maternal
medi / middle / median
migr / wander / immigrant
narr / tell / narrator
mania / mental illness / pyromania
melan / dark / melacholy
milit / soldier / militia
mono / one / monochromatic
noct / night / nocturnal
nov / new / novel
orn / decorate / ornate
ortho / straight / orthodontist
pac / peace / pacify
peri / near / periwinkle
poly / many / polychromatic
post / after, behind / postoperative
pyro / fire / pyrotechnic
term / boundary, limit or end / terminal
tact / touch / tactile
test / witness / testimony
the / god / theology
therm / heat / thermometer
urb / city / urban
voc / voice / vocal
vert / turn / avert, revert
spec / look / spectacles
sol / alone / solo
scope / examine / telescope