STEM LIST #1
ANTE Meaning: Example word: Before Antebellum- before the American Civil War
ANTI Meaning: Example Word: Against Antibiotic- destroys the growth of bacteria
BI Meaning: Two Example Word: Bicycle: Vehicle with TWO wheels
CIRCUM Meaning: Example Word: Around Circumnavigate- to sail or fly around the Earth
COM Meaning: Example Word: Together Combine- to bring into or to join (together)
CON Meaning: Example Word: Together Conjunctions- (grammar) words that are used as connectors between words
DE Meaning: Down Example Words: Descend- move or come down
DIS Meaning: Away Example Word: Distract- to draw attention away from
EQUI Meaning: Example Word: Equal Equilateral- having equal sides (equilateral triangle)
EXTRA Meaning: Example Word: Beyond Extraterrestrial- outside the limits of Earth
INTER Meaning: Example Words: Between International- between or among nations
INTRA Meaning: Within Example Words: Intracellular- within a cell
INTRO Meaning: Example Word: Into Introduce- to present someone to a new group (to bring them into the group)
MAL Meaning: Bad Example Word: Malignant- dangerous or harmful
MIS Meaning: Bad Example Word: Misfit- to fit badly
NON Meaning: Example Word: Not Nonstop- a route without stops (nonstop flight)
POST Meaning: Example Word: After Postscript- a paragraph or phrase added to a letter that has already been signed (P.S.)
PRE Meaning: Example Word: Before Predict- to tell in advance (predict the weather)
SEMI Meaning: Half Example Word: Semicircle- half of a circle
SUB Meaning: Example Words: Under Submarine- vessel that is used under water usually during wartime
SUPER Meaning: Example Word: Over Supervise- to oversee (a process, work or workers) during a performance
SYN Meaning: Example Word: Together Synchronize- to go on, move, work at the same rate exactly together (synchronize swimming)
SYM Meaning: Example Word: Together Symphony- group of instruments playing together
TRI Meaning: Three Example Words: Tricycle- vehicle with three wheels
UN Meaning: Not Example Words: Unequal- not equal