1. Stems List 9!
Stems also appear on your final exam, in addition to your weekly quizzes.

2. 1. path-
empathy
sympathy
sociopath
pathological
feeling !!!!!!!

3. 2. a- not !!!!!!! atypical atheist atheism asymmetrical
The above editorial cartoon is displayed only as a means of understanding the meaning of the stem ‘a.’ Note the two uses of other negative words, don’t and no. ‘Theo’ is a stem meaning God. Combined with ‘a,’ and –ism meaning ‘doctrine,’ you end up with a word meaning a belief system for people who do not believe in God.

4. 3. nomy-
astronomy
agronomy
autonomy
anatomy
law !!!!!!!

5. 4. fid- faith !!!!!!! confide fidelity self-confidence confidential
bonafide
faith !!!!!!!

6. 5. caco-
cacophony=bad sound
cacography=
bad handwriting
bad !!!!!!!

7. hetero-
heterogeneous
heterogamous
heterosexual
different !!!!!!!

8. sci- know !!!!!!! science science fiction scientific (adj.) conscience
subconscious
know !!!!!!!

9. write !!!!! 8. graph- graph paper graphite seismograph autobiography
Autograph
Polygraph machine
write !!!!!

10. lat-
lateral
latitude
Unilateral
side !!!!!!!

11. lith- rock !!!!!!! lithography Monolith (one rock) Paleolithic Era
lithology
rock !!!!!!!

12. tract-
traction
tractor
retraction
Tractor beam
pull !!!!!!!

13. in-
inactive
intolerant
insane
incapable
in or not !!!!!!!

14. together !!!!!!! co- (com, con, sym, syn) co-captain cooperate (vb)
cooperation (n)
co-op
together !!!!!!!
cooperation

15. phile-
Philadelphia
bibliophile (book lover)
pedophile
love !!!!!!!

16. ine-
crystalline
equine (horse)
marine (sea)
nature of !!!!!!!

17. ar- relating to !!!!!!! lunar (moon) solar (sun) curricular (run)
ocular (eye)
relating to !!!!!!!

18. hexa-
hexagon
hexagonal
hex-headed bolt
six !!!!!!

19. fract-
improper fraction
fractured
compound fracture
break !!!!!!!

20. platy-
plateau
duckbilled platypus
plate
plat (a map) flat !!!!!!!

21. theo- God !!!!!!! theology Theocracy (government) theological
theologian
God !!!!!!!

22. fin- end !!!!!!! final finalist finale finalize Final
(pronounced fee-nal
Spanish for finished)
end !!!!!!!

23. hedron-
polyhedron
pentahedron
sided objects !!!!!!!

24. ambul-
ambulance
ambulatory
walk !!!!!!!

25. ous-
gracious
generous
glorious
marvelous
contagious
full of !!!!!!!

26. topo-
topography
topographical
topographer
place !!!!!!!