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List#21
Latin and Greek stems
stem | definition |
---|---|
equivocate | to hedge |
superfluous | unnecessary |
bilareral | two sided |
circumspect | cautious |
commensurate | of like measure |
malevolence | evil intent |
neophyte | beginner |
misanthropist | people hater |
bellicose | warlike |
anthropomorphic | man shaped |
captious | fault finding |
neologism | new word |
malediction | a curse |
incredulous | not believing |
omniscient | all knowing |
monomania | obsessed with one thing |
specious | false |
excoriate | verbally flog |
prototype | first model |
xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
benediction | blessing |
amorphous | shapeless |
preponderence | bulk |
magnanimous | great minded |
unilateral | one sided |