Transcript Caesar*s English

Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Com
together
Combine, Complete, Complex
Intra
within
Intracellular, Intravenous, Intramural
Cent
One hundred
Century, Centimeter, Centurion
Ad
to
Adapt, Advocate, Adhere
Fer
Carry
Aquifer, Conifer, Transfer
Bi
Two
Binocular, Bilingual, Binary
Sub
Under
Subterranean, Subordinate, Submit
De
Down
Deduct, Demolish, Denounce
Pre
Before
Preposition, Precede, Predecessor
Super
Over
Superfluous, Supernatural,
Supercilious
Stem/Word
Definition
Placate
To appease
Derision
Ridicule
Vivacious
Full of life
Procure
To acquire
Retort
A quick, clever reply
Countenance
Facial expression
Profound
Deep
Manifest
Obvious
Prodigious
Huge
Languor
Weakness
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Vita
Life
Vital, Vitamin, revitalize
Vid
Look
Video, evidence, provide
Pater
Father
Paternal, Patriarch, Expatriate
Matri
Mother
Maternal, Matriarch, Matrimony
Pop
People
Popular, Population, Populous
Un
Not
Unfit, Unclear, Unequaled
Inter
Between
Interstate, Intermediary, Interface
Semi
Half
Semitone, Semi lucid, Semicircle
Dis
Away
Dispute, Dissonant, Dissuade
Sym
Together
Symbol, Symposium, Symbiosis
Stem/Word
Definition
Audible
Able to be heard
Benevolent
Charitable
Somber
Gloomy
Prostrate
Lying flat
Profuse
Abundant
Serene
Calm
Acute
Sharp
Condescend
To patronize
Grotesque
Distorted
Odious
Hateful
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Loco
Place
Locomotion, location, dislocate
Sur
Over
Surface, surrealist, surfeit
Alter
Other
Altercation, Alternative, Altruism
Contra
Against
Contradiction, Contrast, Contrary
Stell
Star
Stellar, Constellation, Interstellar
Circum
Around
Circus, Circumpolar, Circumlocution
Mal
Bad
Malcontent, Malign, Malapropism
Post
After
Postgraduate, Posterior, Postlude
Equi
Equal
Equation, Equinox, Equitable
Ante
Before
Antedate, Ante Meridiem,
Antepenult
Stem/Word
Definition
Ostentatious
Showy
Inexorable
Inevitable
Indolent
Lazy
Doleful
Mournful
Alacrity
Eagerness
Exquisite
Beautifully Made
Clamor
Outcry
Sublime
Lofty
Tremulous
Quivering
Allude
Indirectly refer to
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Amat
Love
Amorous, Amateur, Amity
Luna
Moon
Lunar, Lunatic, Sub lunar
Greg
Group
Congregate, Segregate, Gregarious
Clam
Cry out
Clamor, Exclamation, Declaim
Tang
Touch
Tangle, tangent, Intangible
Aqua
Water
Aquifer, Aquaplane, Semi aquatic
Audi
Hear
Audition, Audiology, Audit
Scrib
Write
Transcribe, Scribble, Ascribe
Cede
Go
Antecedent, Concede, Intercede
Cise
Cut
Precise, Concise, Decisive
Stem/Word
Definition
Oblique
Indirect or slanting
Pensive
Thoughtful
Magnanimous
Generous
Importune
To Pester
Peremptory
Imperious
Placid
Calm
Singular
Unique
Amiable
Friendly
Incredulous
Skeptical
Perplex
Confuse
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Mar
Sea
Marine, Maritime, Mariner
Junct
Join
Junction, Conjunction, Adjunct,
Luce
Light
Lucidity, Translucent, Pellucid
Medi
Middle
Medium, Mediterranean, in medias res
Tempor
Time
Temporal, Temporize, Contemporary
Cred
Believe
Credulous, Credit, Discredit
Miss
Send
Missionary, Missile, Admission
Cide
Kill
Genocide, Herbicide, Fungicide
Dict
Say
Predict, Dictionary, Interdict, Diction
Bell
War
Rebel, Belligerence, casus belli
Stem/Word
Definition
Tacit
Unspoken
Affable
Friendly
Sanguine
Cheerfully Confident
Torpid
Sluggish
Mortify
Profoundly Humiliate
Melancholy
Sadness
Visage
The Face
Venerate
To Respect
Abate
To Lesson
Repose
Resting
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Grat
Pleasing
Gratitude
Curr
Run
Current, Recur, Incur
Trans
Across
Transfer, Transfusion, Transcendent
Migr
Wander
Migrate, Migratory, Transmigration
Rupt
Break
Abrupt, Corrupt, Disrupt
Spec
Look
Specter, Specious, Spectrum
Pend
Hang
Pending, Impeding, Depend
Omni
All
Omnipotent, omnivorous, Omniscient
Re
Again
Reiterate, Regurgitate, Revive
Ex
Out
Exculpate, Exorbitant, Except
Stem/Word
Definition
Obsequious
Cringing, Submissive
Ignominy
Disgrace
Acquiescence
Passive Compliance
Impassive
Expressionless, without emotion
Impending
About to Happen
Vulgar
Common
Traverse
To Cross
Undulate
To Wave
Vivid
Bright
Pallor
Paleness
Stem/Word
Definition
Example
Clude
Close
Exclude, Include, Preclude
Se
Apart
Separate, Secede, Sedation
Plu
More
Plus, Pluralism, Nonplused
Germ
Vital
Germ, Germinate, Germane
Fus
Pour
Transfusion, Infusion, Fusillade
Bene
Good
Beneficial, Benevolent, Benign
Son
Sound
Consonant, Resonant, Assonance
Nov
New
Innovate, Renovate, Nova
Sangui
Blood
Sanguine, Sanguinary, Consanguinity
Congn
Know
Recognize, Cognomen, Precognition
Stem/Word
Definition
Verdure
Vegetation
Equivocal
Ambiguous
Orthodox
Traditional
Profane
Irreverent
Tumult
Disturbance
Wistful
Yearning
Subtle
Slight
Sagacity
Wisdom
Remonstrate
To Object
Tedious
Boring
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Culp
Blame
Culprit, Culpable, Exculpate
Pugn
Fight
Pugnacious, Pugilist, Oppugn
Urb
City
Urban, Suburb, Urbane
Numer
Number
Numeral, Enumeration, Supernumerary
Acr
Sharp
Acrid, Acerbity, Acrimony
Ject
Throw
Subject, Deject, Interjection
Dorm
Sleep
Dormancy, Dormitive, Dormient
Magn
Great
Magna Carta, Magnum Opus,
Magnanimous
Ver
True
Aver, Verisimilitude, Cinema Verite
Put
Think
Impute, Computer, Dispute
Stem/Word
Definition
Incongruous
Incompatible
Malevolence
Ill Will
Ambiguous
Uncertain
Felicity
Great happiness
Irrevocable
Unalterable
Articulate
Express Clearly
Vex
To Irritate
Prostrate
Lying Down
Abyss
A Bottomless Depth
Martyr
One Who Suffers
Stem/Word
Definition
Examples
Per
Through
Percolate, Peregrinate, Perspicacity
Anim
Mind
Animal, Animadversion, Magnanimous
Tort
Twist
Torturous, Tortuous, Retort
Sanct
Holy
Sacrosanct, Sanctimonious, Sanction
Voc
Voice
Vocal, Invocation, Vociferous
Archy
Government
Matriarch, Patriarch, Hierarchy
Bio
Life
Biogenesis, Exobiology, Biomorphic
Auto
Self
Automatic, Automaton, Autocracy
Chron
Time
Chronometer, Anachronism, Chronic
Dec
Ten
Decade, Decagon, Decathlon
Stem/Word
Definition
Adjacent
Adjoining
Transient
Existing Briefly
Latent
Present but Inactive
Livid
Bruised or Pale
Censure
Strong Criticism
Apprehension
Fear
Superfluous
Extra
Tangible
Touchable
Lurid
Sensational
Pervade
Spread Throughout
Stem/Word
Definition
Punct
Point
Punctuate, Punctual, Punctilious
Trib
Pay
Tribute, Retribution, Diatribe
Cap
Take
Capture, Captivate, Captious
Pond
Weight
Ponder, Preponderance, Ponderous
Rect
Right
Correct, Rectify, Rectitude
Geo
Earth
Geothermal, Geophysics, Geosynchronous
Scope
Look
Horoscope, Electroscope, Periscope
Anti
Against
Anticline, Antibody, Antitoxin
Intro
Into
Introduce, Introspective, Introvert
Neo
New
Neologism, Neoclassic, Neonatal
Stem/Word
Definition
Epithet
A characterizing term
Abject
Miserable
Eccentric
Unconventional
Imperious
Overbearing
Solicitude
Concern
Genial
Kind
Stolid
Unemotional
Palpable
Touchable
Austere
Bare
Furtive
Stealthy