Stems List # 5 Flashcard

Front

NONstop

Back

not

Front

conJECTure

Back

throw

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NUMERology

Back

number

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centiMETER

Back

measure

Front

What is the purpose of using graphite to leave arrows on cavern walls?

Back

The explorers wrote arrows on the wall to indicate which way they were going.

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What does the prefix 'non-' mean?

Back

not

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What does the root 'ject' in 'conjecture' imply?

Back

to throw

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What does the root 'numer' in 'numerology' refer to?

Back

number

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What does the prefix 'centi-' indicate in measurements?

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one hundredth

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What is the meaning of 'graphite'?

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a form of carbon used in pencils and for writing.