stems1

L I S T 1

THE WORD WITHIN THE WORDWWW.STEMWORDS.COM

ANTEDATE

ANTEDATE

• The 12th antedates the 24th.• Antebellum, antecedent, anterior

ANTE = BEFOREANTEDATE

• The 12th antedates the 24th.• Antebellum, antecedent, anterior

WWW.STEMWORDS.COM

PREGAME

PREGAME

• The team stretched before the game.• Pretest, prelude, predict, premature

PRE = BEFOREPREGAME

• The team stretched before the game.• Pretest, prelude, predict, premature

WWW.STEMWORDS.COM

ANTINUCLEAR

ANTINUCLEAR

• The man was antinuclear, against nuclear weapons.• Antiaircraft, antibody, antitoxin, antiwar, antithesis

ANTI = AGAINSTANTINUCLEAR

• The man was antinuclear, against nuclear weapons.• Antiaircraft, antibody, antitoxin, antiwar, antithesis

WWW.STEMWORDS.COM

BICYCLE

BICYCLE

• A bicycle has 2 wheels.• Bilateral, binary bimonthly, biped, bipolar,

binocular

BI = TWOBICYCLE

• A bicycle has 2 wheels.• Bilateral, binary bimonthly, biped, bipolar,

binocularWWW.STEMWORDS.COM

CIRCUMNAVIGATE

CIRCUMNAVIGATE

• The plane circumnavigated the globe.• Circumstance, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution

CIRCUM = AROUNDCIRCUMNAVIGATE

• The plane circumnavigated the globe.• Circumstance, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution

COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE

• The committee met together.• Combination, comfort, common, complete, combo

COM = TOGETHERCOMMITTEE

• The committee met together.• Combination, comfort, common, complete, combo

CONVENTION

CONVENTION

• The people were together at the convention.• Contract, confidence, confine, confederate, contact,

conjunction

CON = TOGETHERCONVENTION

• The people were together at the convention.• Contract, confidence, confine, confederate, contact,

conjunction

MATCHING

•Ante against•Anti two•Bi together•Circum together•Com before•Con around

DESCEND

DESCEND

• The boy descended the stairs.• Deposit, descent, despicable, deduct, demolish,

deplete, decrepit

DE = DOWNDESCEND

• The boy descended the stairs.• Deposit, descent, despicable, deduct, demolish,

deplete, decrepit

DISTRACT

DISTRACT

• Her cellphone distracted her by pulling her attention away.• Distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, disprove

DIS = AWAYDISTRACT

• Her cellphone distracted her by pulling her attention away.• Distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, disprove

EQUATION

EQUATION

• One side of an equation is equal to the other side.• Equitable, equilateral, equivocal, equinox,

equilibrium

EQUA = EQUALEQUATION

• One side of an equation is equal to the other side.• Equitable, equilateral, equivocal, equinox,

equilibrium

EXTRATERRESTRIAL

EXTRATERRESTRIAL

• The extraterrestrial was from beyond earth.• Extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extramural

EXTRA = BEYONDEXTRATERRESTRIAL

• The extraterrestrial was from beyond earth.• Extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extramural

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

• International flights go between countries.• Interdepartmental, interstellar, interject, interlude

INTER = BETWEENINTERNATIONAL

• International flights go between countries.• Interdepartmental, interstellar, interject, interlude

INTRAVENOUS

INTRAVENOUS

• Intravenous puts fluid within your veins.• Intracellular, intracranial, intrastate

INTRA = WITHININTRAVENOUS

• Intravenous puts fluid within your veins.• Intracellular, intracranial, intrastate

•De equal•Dis down•Equi within•Extra beyond• Inter away• Intra between

INTRODUCE

INTRODUCE

• One man introduced himself to the other man.• Introspective, introvert

INTRO = INTOINTRODUCE

• One man introduced himself to the other man.• Introspective, introvert

MALFUNCTION

MALFUNCTION

• The bike malfunctioned.• Malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign,

malady

MAL = BADMALFUNCTION

• The bike malfunctioned.• Malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign,

malady

MISFORTUNE

MISFORTUNE

• Getting caught in the windstorm was a case of misfortune.• Mistake, misfit, misfire, misdeed, misguided

MIS = BADMISFORTUNE

• Getting caught in the windstorm was a case of misfortune.• Mistake, misfit, misfire, misdeed, misguided

NONFICTION

NONFICTION

• The insect book was nonfiction, the facts were real and not made up.

• Nonconformist, nondescript, nonsense, nonstop, nontraditional, nonverbal, nonprofit. nonchalant

NON = NOTNONFICTION

• The insect book was nonfiction, the facts were real and not made up.

• Nonconformist, nondescript, nonsense, nonstop, nontraditional, nonverbal, nonprofit. nonchalant

POSTGAME

POSTGAME

• The team took a postgame picture with the trophy.• Postgraduate, posterior, postlude, posterity

POST = AFTERPOSTGAME

• The team took a postgame picture with the trophy.• Postgraduate, posterior, postlude, posterity

PREGAME

PREGAME

• The coach talked to the team pregame.• Pretest, prelude, predict, premature

PRE = BEFOREPREGAME

• The coach talked to the team pregame.• Pretest, prelude, predict, premature

MATCHING

• Intro bad•Mal bad•Mis not•Non before•Post into•Pre after

SEMICIRCLE

SEMICIRCLE

• A semicircle is half of a circle.• Semiaquatic, semiweekly, semiannual,

semiformal, semilucid, semitone

SEMI = HALFSEMICIRCLE

• A semicircle is half of a circle.• Semiaquatic, semiweekly, semiannual,

semiformal, semilucid, semitone

SUBMARINE

SUBMARINE

• A submarine goes under the sea.• Subterranean, subordinate, submit, subcontractor, subtract

SUB = UNDERSUBMARINE

• A submarine goes under the sea.• Subterranean, subordinate, submit, subcontractor, subtract

SYNCHRONIZE

SYNCHRONIZE

• The dancers synchronized their motions together.• Synthetic, syndrome, synonym, synopsis, syntax

SYN = TOGETHERSYNCHRONIZE

• The dancers synchronized their motions together.• Synthetic, syndrome, synonym, synopsis, syntax

SYMBIOSIS

SYMBIOSIS

• The rhinoceros and the bird lived together in a symbiotic relationship.• Symbol, symposium, sympathy, symphony,

symmetry

SYM = TOGETHERSYMBIOSIS

• The rhinoceros and the bird lived together in a symbiotic relationship.• Symbol, symposium, sympathy, symphony,

symmetry

TRIANGLE

TRICERATOPS

• A triceratops has three horns.• Tricycle, triceps, triad, trichotomy, triangle, trivia,

trialogue

TRI = THREETRICERATOPS

• A triceratops has three horns.• Tricycle, triceps, triad, trichotomy, triangle, trivia,

trialogue

UNEQUAL

UNEQUAL

• unfit, unclear, undone, unearned, unconventional

UN = NOTUNEQUAL

• unfit, unclear, undone, unearned, unconventional

WWW.STEMWORDS.COM

MATCHING WWW.STEMWORDS.COM

•Semi under•Sub not•Super three•Syn half•Sym together•Tri together•Un over