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    This document provides a list of 20 word stems along with their definitions and examples of words that contain each stem. The stems come from Latin and Greek roots and provide the building blocks for many English words. When combined with prefixes and suffixes, the stems listed can form many medical, scientific, technical and everyday words.

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    This document provides a list of 20 word stems along with their definitions and examples of words that contain each stem. The stems come from Latin and Greek roots and provide the building blocks for many English words. When combined with prefixes and suffixes, the stems listed can form many medical, scientific, technical and everyday words.

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    This document provides a list of 20 word stems along with their definitions and examples of words that contain each stem. The stems come from Latin and Greek roots and provide the building blocks for many English words. When combined with prefixes and suffixes, the stems listed can form many medical, scientific, technical and everyday words.

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    Stem

    Stem
    Definition

    sed
    leg
    anim
    tort
    nym

    sit
    read
    mind
    twist
    name

    sanct

    holy

    meta
    petr
    mir
    man
    rect
    volv
    demi
    retro
    sens
    fy
    ocul
    cur
    ultra
    oid
    gest
    apt
    tact
    voc
    rid

    change
    rock
    wonder
    hand
    right
    roll
    half
    backward
    feel
    make
    eye
    care for
    beyond
    appearance
    carry
    fit
    touch
    voice
    laugh

    Examples

    sedentary, sediment, supersede


    alleged, legend, legible
    animosity, animal
    tortuous, contorted, distort
    anonymous, acronym,
    pseudonym
    sanctify, sanctuary,
    sanctimonious
    metaphor, metamorphosis
    petroleum, petrify
    mirror, mirage
    manicure, manipulate
    correct, rectangle
    revolve, involved
    demigod, demiurge
    retrospect, retroactive, retrofit
    insensate, sensitive, sensation
    pacify, horrify
    monocular, binocular
    curator, curative, cure
    ultramarine, ultraconservative
    android, asteroid
    gestation, digest
    maladapted, adapt, aptitude
    tactile, contact
    vociferous, convocation, vocal
    ridicule, deride

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