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STEMS 1
Verbs/Action Part A
STEM | Definition of the STEM | Examples | Definitions of Examples 1 | Definitions of Examples 2 |
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cap, cip, cept | take | capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate | capable=able to take it intercept=to get between and take something | capture=to take it |
don | give | donate, condone | donate=to give | condone=to allow or give permission |
dorm | sleep | dormant, dormitory | dormant=something that is not moving i.e. asleep | dormitory=where students sleep |
drome | run, step | syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run) | syndrome=medical condition that has symptoms that run together | |
glu, glo | lump, bond, glue | glue, agglutinate, conglomerate | glue=bonds things together | conglomerate=a group of companies or things that are connected |
here, hes | stick | adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary | adhere=to stick to something | cohere=when things are next to each other in a related or logical fashion |
hypn | sleep | hypnosis, hypnotherapy | hypnosis=the process of putting ones conscious mind to sleep | hypnotherapy=a therapy in which the therapist puts the patient's mind in a state of waking sleep. |
pend, pens, pond | hang, weigh | pendant, pendulum, suspend, appendage, pensive | pendant=jewelry which hangs from a necklace | appendage=a part of the body that hangs out from the main core of the body |
phage | eat | macrophage, bacteriophage | bacteriophage=a virus that invades and devours a bacterium from inside | macrophage=a white blood cell that engulfs and eats up debris in the blood stream |
pneuma, pneumon | breath | pneumatic, pneumonia, | pneumatic=describes something that is powered by breath or air | pneumonia=a sickness that impeded breathing |
port | carry | porter, portable, transport, report, export, import, support, transportation | import=to carry something into an area | support=to carry and hold something up |
sed, sess, sid | sit | sediment, session, obsession, possess, preside, president, reside, subside | sediment=the materials that sit at the bottom of a liquid | obsess=to sit on or become stuck on one idea |