Stems 8

Honors English 3

val (worth)

-Valiant: worth, brave

-Valid: true;substiated

-Equivalent: equal

para (beside/near)

-Parable: short allegorical story used to teach a lesson

-Paradox: seemingly contradictory statement that presents a truth

dom (rule)

-Dominate: to rule

-Dominion: authority

-Domain: the area over which one rules

erg (work)

-Energy: the amount of effort required to do work -Ergonomics: an applied science that coordinates that design of a device with the needs of the worker

-Synergy: working together to produce a greater effect

rhiz (root)

-Rhizome: a plant that reproduces through its root

-Rhizoid: a root-like appendage

sapro (rotten)

-Saprolite: a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place

-Saprogenic: of or producing decay

schizo (divide)

-Schizophrenia: severe psychotic disorder marked by distortions of reality

-Schism: division

some (body)

-Somatic: of the body; physical

-Psychosomatic: of or relating to a disorder having symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes

spor (seed)

-Sporadic-occasional

-Sporangia: the case or sac in which spores are produced

sta (stop)

-Stasis: motionless

-Station: a stopping point