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STEM LIST 65

STEM LIST 65. DIALECTIC (N) A LOGICAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRUTH OF A THEORY OR OPINION STEM : DIA - ACROSS. CONVERSATION, WRITING ABOUT A THEORY OR OPINION Human relationships are a complex dialectic involving two relating to each other despite their differences. SOPHIST. SOPHIST (N)

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STEM LIST 65

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  1. STEM LIST 65 • DIALECTIC (N) • A LOGICAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRUTH OF A THEORY OR OPINION STEM : DIA - ACROSS • CONVERSATION, WRITING ABOUT A THEORY OR OPINION • Human relationships are a complex dialectic involving two relating to each other despite their differences.

  2. SOPHIST • SOPHIST (N) • ANY OF A CLASS OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHER IN ANCIENT GREECE • STEM: • SOPH- WISDOM • IST- ONE WHO • GREEK TERM FOR TEACHER • Mr. Allen would be called a sophist if he taught in Ancient Greece.

  3. ERUDITE • ERUDITE • CHARACTERIZED BY GREAT KNOWLEDGE • STEM • EX - OUT • SOMEONE OF HIGH INTELLIGENCE • Mr. Jenkins is an erudite professor when it comes to teaching computer engineering.

  4. DENOUEMENT • DENOUEMENT • THE FINAL RESOULTION OF A PLOT IN A NOVEL OR DRAMA • STEM • DIS – AWAY • NOD- KNOT • MOMENT WHEN THE PLOT OF A DRAMA IS DISCOVERED • IN PAY IT FORWARD THE DENOUNMENT IS WHEN THE LITTLE BOY DIED AND HIS ACTIONS AFFECTED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

  5. ESCULENT • ESCULENT • SUITABLE FOR USE AS FOOD • STEM • LENT – FULL OF • ED - EAT • FOOD IS SAFE TO EAT • IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE VERY POOR IT MAY BE HARD TO FIND FOOD THAT IS ESCULENT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAME FOOD STANDARDS WE HAVE.

  6. CIRCUMVENT • CIRCUMVENT • TO GO AROUNDOR BY PASS • STEM • VENT - COME • TO TRY AND BYPASS • MARK STOLE THE ANSWER SHEET TO THE TEST TO CIRCUMVENT STUDYING.

  7. AUTODIDACT • AUTODIDACT • a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher • STEM • AUTO - SELF • Self taught • Mark Zuckerburg displayed autodidact qualities because since he was a boy he showed expertise in creating computer programs.

  8. REIFY • REIFY • to convert into or regard as a concrete thing • STEM • RES- THING • FY- MAKE • TO MAKE IT “REAL” NO LONGER ABSTRACT • The doctor telling the teenager he had cancer was what he need to reify his condition and move forward.

  9. EXCULPATE • EXCULPATE • to clear from a charge of guilt or fault • STEM • Culp - blame • TO BE FREED FROM GUILT Cameras exculpate people just as well as they incriminate them. .

  10. PERTINACIOUS • PERTINACIOUS • holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion • STEM • TEN – HOLD • TO BE STUBBORN • STUDENTS WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES AT SCHOOL ARE PERTINACIOUS • BEHAVIORS.

  11. INTERLOCUTOR • INTERLOCUTOR • a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue • STEM • INTER –BETWEEN • LOCU - TALK • A PERSON IN THE MIDDLE OF CONVERSATION • Counselors like Mr. Gibson play a interlocutor role in the relationship between students, teachers, and parents.

  12. APHORISM • APHORISM • a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation • STEM • APO - AWAY • A SAYING WITH A MEANING • “What goes around comes around” • “Treat people how you are suppose to be treated”

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