Stems List 3(part 1) 07 - 08

These are the first 25 from your third pretest!

The test next Wednesday will include these 25 stems only.

In your chart, please list: •the stem •one good clue word•the clue word definition•the stem definition

centri• geocentric theory – says the earth

is the center of the solar system• heliocentric theory – says the sun

is the center of the solar system

CENTER!!!!!!!

baro

• barometer – measures air pressure

PRESSURE!!!!!!!

meter

• barometer – measures air pressure

• thermometer – measures temperature

MEASURE!!!!!!!

duct

• conductor – one who leads the orchestra

LEAD!!!!!!!

helio

• heliocentric theory – theory that says the sun is the center of the solar system

SUN

thermo

• thermometer – measures heat• thermostat – controls the heat or

air conditioning

HEAT

tele

• telescope – instrument which allows viewing of objects that are far away

FAR!!!!!!!

migr

• migration – wandering from place to place

WANDER!!!!!!!

infra

• infrared – beneath the visible spectrum

• infrasonic – having a frequency beneath the audibility range of the human ear

BENEATH!!!!!!!

fic

• fiction – writing that one makes up• fortification – something that has

been made strong (Do you remember “fort?”)

• unification – to make one

MAKE!!!!!!!

cent

• century – one hundred

hundred!!!!!!!