List 8 Greek/Latin Stems

dwad

sed

sit

sedentary

doing or requiring a lot of sitting

sediment

a residue that settles in the bottom of something

sedan

a closed automobile that has enough room for four people to sit comfortably

sedative

medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness

sedate

calm; quiet

supersede

to replace

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

insidious

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

leg

read

legible

easily read

legend

a narrative handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements

illegible

difficult to read

legendary

famous in story

legibility

readability

alleged

reported, supposed

anim

mind

equanimity

calmness

animal

a living thing that is not a human being or plant

animated

moved to action

animosity

strong dislike

magnanimous

generous

animadversion

criticism

tort

twist

contorted

twisted

torture

inflict severe pain upon

tortuous

not direct or straightforward

retort

To respond critically or sarcastically

distort

to twist out of shape

torturous

causing extreme pain

tort

A civil wrong

nym

name

homonym

a word that is spelled or pronounced like another word but is different in meaning

acronym

abbreviation

pseudonym

false name

anonymous

nameless or unknown

patronymic

name derived from a paternal ancestor

eponym

a person whose name is, or is thought to be, the source of the name of something

sanct

holy

sanctity

holiness

sanctimonious

making a show of being morally superior to other people

sacrosanct

sacred

sanctuary

shelter

unsanctioned

without explicit official permission

sanctify

to make holy

meta

change

metamorphosis

change of form

metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

metaphysics

the study of the nature of reality

metastasize

the process by which cancer spreads from one place to another

metabolism

All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism

petr

rock

petrify

scare, frighten

petroleum

Another name for oil

petrology

study of rocks

petroglyph

rock carving

petrophilous

attached to or living on rock; used especially of algae and crustaceans.

petrochemical

A compound made from oil

mir

wonder

miracle

an extraordinary event

mirage

optical illusion

mirror

to reflect

mirabile dictu

wonderful to say

admire

to respect or think well of someone or something

mirabilia

marvels, miracles

miracle play

a type of religious drama in the Middle Ages based on stories about saints

man

hand

manual

done by hand

manicure

a treatment for the hands and nails

manipulate

(v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for person gain or advantage

manacles

handcuffs

amanuensis

secretary; one who copies something

legerdemain

deception

rect

right

correct

right

rectitude

moral uprightness

direct

straightforward

rectilinear

moving in or forming a straight line; having many straight lines

rectangle

a quadrilateral with four right angles

rectify

to make right, correct

rector

the ruler of a church

erect

(v.) - to construct, to raise

volv

roll

revolve

to move around another object

involved

included in

devolve

transfer power to a lower level

convoluted

complex or complicated

volvox

colonial green algae

revolution

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

volvulus

twisting of the intestine on itself

demi

half

demigod

half-god, half-human

demitasse

A small coffee cup

demisemiquaver

1/8 beat

demimonde

Someone of little respected life style

demirep

someone of doubtful reputation

retro

backward

retroactive

taking effect from a date in the past

retrofire

to ignite a rocket

retrogress

to move backward