Words from this root (27)
constituent
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/kənˈstɪtʃuənt/
a component part of something, or a voter in a district
obstinate
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/ˈɑbstɪnət/
stubbornly refusing to change one's mind
unstable
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/ʌnˈsteɪbəl/
likely to change, fail, or collapse; not steady
inconstant
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/ɪnˈkɑnstənt/
frequently changing; fickle or unreliable
consistence
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/kənˈsɪstəns/
the degree of firmness or density of a substance; consistency
existent
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/ɪɡˈzɪstənt/
having actual being; existing at present
instability
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/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/
the state of being unsteady, unreliable, or prone to change
stagy
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/ˈsteɪdʒi/
excessively theatrical or artificial in manner
stationary
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/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri/
not moving; fixed in one place
circumstantial
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/ˌsɚkəmˈstænʃəl/
pointing indirectly to a fact rather than proving it directly
destinate
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/ˈdɛstəˌneɪt/
to appoint or set apart for a particular purpose or destiny
destine
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/ˈdɛstɪn/
to determine the future of something in advance; to ordain by fate
forestage
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/ˈfɔrsteɪdʒ/
the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron
insubstantial
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/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl/
lacking substance, strength, or reality; flimsy
reinstate
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/ˌriɪnˈsteɪt/
to restore to a former position or condition
statism
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/ˈsteɪtɪzəm/
the doctrine of concentrated economic and political control in the state
constancy
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/ˈkɑnstənsi/
the quality of being faithful, steadfast, or unchanging
contrastive
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/kənˈtræstɪv/
showing or emphasizing differences between things
instable
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/ɪnˈsteɪbəl/
not stable; liable to change or collapse (archaic for unstable)
instantiate
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/ɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪt/
to represent an abstract idea by a concrete instance; in computing, to create an object from a class
institutionalism
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/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/
emphasis on established institutions, or the effects of prolonged institutional life
institutionalist
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/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəlɪst/
one who favors or studies established institutions, especially in economics
obstetrics
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/əbˈstɛtrɪks/
the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care
stableness
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/ˈsteɪbəlnəs/
the quality or state of being stable or steady
statuesque
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/ˌstætʃuˈɛsk/
attractively tall and dignified like a statue
stature
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/ˈstætʃɚ/
a person's natural height, or their standing and reputation
understate
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/ˌʌndɚˈsteɪt/
to describe something as less significant than it really is