Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: _________________
Vocabulary List #6-Wildcats-Week 1
Stem
Definition
Words
Origin
germ
vital or related
germane, germinate, germicide, germinal, germ
Latin
greg
group
gregarious, egregious, gregariously, segregate, congregate, aggregate
Latin
mar
sea
marine, marina, ultramarine, maritime, mariner, marinate, submarine
Latin
prim
first
prime, primary, primate, primogeniture, primeval, prima donna, primo
Latin
pyro
fire
pyre, pyromania, pyrotechnic, pyrogenic, pyrophobia, pyrometer
Greek
clam
cry out
clamorous, exclamation, clamor, exclamatory, clamant, declaim
Latin
plu
more
plural, plurality, plus, pluralize, pluriaxial, pluralism, nonplussed
Latin
tang
touch
tangible, tangent, tangle, tangential, contangent, intangible
Latin
string
bind
stringent, stringy, astringent, stringer
Latin
liber
free
liberate, liberty, liberal, libertine, deliberate, libertarian
Latin
junct
join
junction, conjunction, juncture, disjunct, injunction, adjunct
Latin
clud
close
exclude, include, preclude, exclusive, occlude, conclude, cloister
Latin
se
apart
secede, secret, sedition, seduce, segregate, select, separate
Latin
trib
pay
tribute, tributary, retribution, contribution, attribute, diatribe, distribute
Latin
dign
worthy
dignify, dignity, condign, dignitary, undignified, indignation
Latin
luc
light
lucid, translucent, lucidity, pellucid, Lucifer, elucidate, lucent, lucubrate
Latin
rupt
break
erupt, disrupt, rupture, corrupt, abrupt, incorruptible
Latin
grat
pleasing
gratifying, gratitude, ingrate, grateful, gratuitous, ingratiate
Latin
medi
middle
median, mediate, medium, mediocre, Mediterranean, in medias res
Latin
soph
wisdom
sophomore, sophisticated, sophist, philosophy, pansophy, theosophy
Greek
curr
run
current, undercurrent, currently, recurrent, currency, incur
Latin
tempor
time
temporal, contemporary, temporize, temporarily, tempus fugit
Latin
migr
wander
migrate, transmigration, migrant, migratory, emigrant, immigrant
Latin
trans
across
transfer, translate, transmit, transfusion, translucent, transcend
Latin
gamy
marriage
monogamy, polygamy, bigamy, gamete, autogamous, exogamy
Greek
Week 1 Assignments (check off each as you finish):
□ Create a flashcard for each stem
□ Review/Study all flashcards (at least 5 minutes/day)
□ Complete List 6 Sentences
□ Complete List 6 Review
List 6 Sentences
Directions: Write the meaning of each bolded word. Try to use the meaning of the stem and context clues. Make sure
the definition fits in the sentences and makes sense!
HIGHLIGHT THE STEM IN THE DEFINITION YOU WRITE!-NOT OPTIONAL
Example:
Unearned income must be reported to the
Internal Revenue Service
unearned: not earned
1. His irrelevant comments were not
germane to the discussion.
germane: _________________________________________________________
2. The friendly alien proved to be wellmannered and gregarious.
gregarious: _______________________________________________________
3. The mariner steered through beautiful
ultramarine waters.
ultramarine: ______________________________________________________
4. The anthropologist was primarily
interested in primates, especially gorillas.
primates: _________________________________________________________
5. The pyromaniac loved starting fires
with pyrogenic materials.
pyromaniac:_______________________________________________________
6. The loudmouth’s clamorous
exclamations could be heard for blocks.
clamorous: _______________________________________________________
7. The candidate received a plurality but
not a majority of votes.
plurality: ________________________________________________________
8. The job has many tangible benefits,
such as salary and a free car.
tangible: _________________________________________________________
9. The regulations were too stringent for
the footloose, creative artist.
stringent: ________________________________________________________
10. Did the Emancipation Proclamation
liberate the slaves?
liberate: __________________________________________________________
11. Would you rather be excluded from
or included in our new group?
excluded: ________________________________________________________
12. There was a secret decision to secede
from the Union and to live apart.
secede: __________________________________________________________
13. The Amazon has many tributaries
which pay their waters into the river.
tributaries: _______________________________________________________
14. The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius
disrupted our celebration.
eruption: _________________________________________________________
15. The grateful man was certainly no
ingrate; he thanked us profusely.
ingrate:__________________________________________________________
16. The sophomore’s immature
philosophy was unsophisticated and
sophomoric.
sophomore:________________________________________________________
included: ________________________________________________________
disrupted: ________________________________________________________
unsophisticated: ___________________________________________________
17. His wandering remarks on current
affairs were too discursive to endure.
discursive: ________________________________________________________
18. Is human life temporal or eternal?
temporal: ________________________________________________________
19. The translucent material allowed us to
see the events on the other side.
translucent: _______________________________________________________
20. Is the crime of bigamy a variation of
monogamy or a form of polygamy?
bigamy: __________________________________________________________
Part 2 Directions: Read each sentence and based on the context of the sentence and the meaning of the stem choose the
best dictionary definition or thesaurus synonym.
_______ 21. Do migratory species think about their distant destinations?
a. flying
b. prehistoric
c. wandering
d. seasonal
_______ 22. It was a mediocre speech, neither excellent nor poor.
a. barely adequate
b. barely admirable
c. barely understandable
d. barely audible
_______ 23. Your lucid remarks greatly clarified the confusing issues.
a. capable of being
frustrated
b. strongly lit
c. characterized by bright
lighting
d. characterized by clear
perception
_______ 24. Don’t dignify his unworthy question with an answer.
a. denounce
b. multiply
c. admire
d. honor
_______ 25. There was a jungle near the junction of the Brazilian highways.
a. meeting place of several
roads
b. a point on a motorway
where traffic leaves
c. the state of being joined
d. a connection point of two
transmission lines
List 6 Review
Fill in the Blank: Fill in the blank with the best word. You will not use all of the words in the word bank
Word Bank:
chronic
octogenarian
octave
decaliter
surpass
sonnet
chronological
decathlon
resonant
surplus
1. Although my great aunt is an ____________________________ she is very active and still works part-time.
2. After several weeks of coughing I realized that my cold had become _________________________.
3. My favorite events in the __________________________ are the long jump and shot put; I don’t care for the other
eight events.
4. Because we had a _____________________ of turkey left over after Thanksgiving we were forced to eat turkey
sandwiches for a week.
5. William Shakespeare was famous for writing fourteen-line ________________________ in iambic pentameter.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: _________________
List 6 Illini-Week 1
Stem
Definition
Words
Origin
greg
group
gregarious, egregious, gregariously, segregate, congregate, aggregate
Latin
mar
sea
marine, marina, ultramarine, maritime, mariner, marinate, submarine
Latin
prim
first
prime, primary, primate, primogeniture, primeval, prima donna, primo
Latin
pyro
fire
pyre, pyromania, pyrotechnic, pyrogenic, pyrophobia, pyrometer
Greek
plu
more
plural, plurality, plus, pluralize, pluriaxial, pluralism, nonplussed
Latin
liber
free
liberate, liberty, liberal, libertine, deliberate, libertarian
Latin
junct
join
junction, conjunction, juncture, disjunct, injunction, adjunct
Latin
luc
light
lucid, translucent, lucidity, pellucid, Lucifer, elucidate, lucent, lucubrate
Latin
grat
pleasing
gratifying, gratitude, ingrate, grateful, gratuitous, ingratiate
Latin
medi
middle
median, mediate, medium, mediocre, Mediterranean, in medias res
Latin
soph
wisdom
sophomore, sophisticated, sophist, philosophy, pansophy, theosophy
Greek
tempor
time
temporal, contemporary, temporize, temporarily, tempus fugit
Latin
migr
wander
migrate, transmigration, migrant, migratory, emigrant, immigrant
Latin
trans
across
transfer, translate, transmit, transfusion, translucent, transcend
Latin
gamy
marriage
monogamy, polygamy, bigamy, gamete, autogamous, exogamy
Greek
Week 1 Assignments (check off each as you finish):
□ Create a flashcard for each stem
□ Review/Study all flashcards (at least 5 minutes/day)
□ Complete List 6 Sentences
□ Complete List 6 Review
List 6 Review
Fill in the Blank: Fill in the blank with the best word. You will not use all of the words in the word bank
Word Bank:
chronic
octogenarian
octave
decaliter
surpass
sonnet
chronological
decathlon
resonant
surplus
1. Although my great aunt is an ____________________________ she is very active and still works part-time.
2. After several weeks of coughing I realized that my cold had become _________________________.
3. My favorite events in the __________________________ are the long jump and shot put, I don’t care for the other
eight events.
4. Because we had a _____________________ of turkey left over after Thanksgiving we were forced to eat turkey
sandwiches for a week.
5. William Shakespeare was famous for writing fourteen-line ________________________ in iambic pentameter.
List 6 Sentences
Directions: Write the meaning of each bolded word. Try to use the meaning of the stem and context clues. Make sure
the definition fits in the sentences and makes sense!
HIGHLIGHT THE STEM IN THE DEFINITION YOU WRITE!-NOT OPTIONAL
Example:
Unearned income must be reported to the
Internal Revenue Service
unearned: not earned
1. The friendly alien proved to be wellmannered and gregarious.
gregarious: _______________________________________________________
2. The mariner steered through beautiful
ultramarine waters.
ultramarine: ______________________________________________________
3. The anthropologist was primarily
interested in primates, especially gorillas.
primates: _________________________________________________________
4. The pyromaniac loved starting fires
with pyrogenic materials.
pyromaniac:_______________________________________________________
5. The candidate received a plurality but
not a majority of votes.
plurality: ________________________________________________________
6. Did the Emancipation Proclamation
liberate the slaves?
liberate: __________________________________________________________
7. The grateful man was certainly no
ingrate; he thanked us profusely.
ingrate:__________________________________________________________
8. The sophomore’s immature philosophy
was unsophisticated and sophomoric.
unsophisticated: ___________________________________________________
9. Is human life temporal or eternal?
temporal: ________________________________________________________
10. Do migratory species think about
their distant destinations?
migratory: ________________________________________________________
11. The translucent material allowed us to
see the events on the other side.
translucent: _______________________________________________________
12. Is the crime of bigamy a variation of
monogamy or a form of polygamy?
bigamy: __________________________________________________________
Part 2 Directions: Read each sentence and based on the context of the sentence and the meaning of the stem choose the
best dictionary definition or thesaurus synonym.
_______ 13. It was a mediocre speech, neither excellent nor poor.
a. barely adequate
b. barely admirable
c. barely understandable
d. barely audible
_______ 14. Your lucid remarks greatly clarified the confusing issues.
a. capable of being
frustrated
b. strongly lit
c. characterized by bright
lighting
d. characterized by clear
perception
_______ 15. There was a jungle near the junction of the Brazilian highways.
a. meeting place of several
roads
b. a point on a motorway
where traffic leaves
c. the state of being joined
d. a connection point of two
transmission lines
Name: ___________________________________ Date: ____________ Periods: ______________________
List 6 Huskies-Week 1
Stem
Definition
Words
Origin
mar
sea
marine, marina, ultramarine, maritime, mariner, marinate, submarine
Latin
prim
first
prime, primary, primate, primeval
Latin
plu
more
plural, plurality, plus, pluralize, pluralism, nonplussed
Latin
liber
free
liberate, liberty, liberal, libertarian
Latin
luc
light
lucid, translucent, elucidate, lucent
Latin
grat
pleasing
gratifying, gratitude, ingrate, grateful, gratuitous, ingratiate
Latin
medi
middle
median, mediate, medium, mediocre, Mediterranean
Latin
tempor
time
temporal, contemporary, temporize, temporarily
Latin
migr
wander
migrate, transmigration, migrant, migratory, emigrant, immigrant
Latin
trans
across
transfer, translate, transmit, transfusion
Latin
List 6 Sentences:
Directions: Write the meaning of each bolded word. Try to use the meaning of the stem and context clues. Make sure
the definition fits in the sentences and makes sense!
HIGHLIGHT THE STEM IN THE DEFINITION YOU WRITE!-NOT OPTIONAL
Example:
Unearned income must be reported to the
Internal Revenue Service
unearned: not earned
1. The mariner steered through beautiful
ultramarine waters.
ultramarine: ______________________________________________________
2. The anthropologist was primarily
interested in primates, especially gorillas.
primates: _________________________________________________________
3. The candidate received a plurality but
not a majority of votes.
plurality: ________________________________________________________
4. Did the Emancipation Proclamation
liberate the slaves?
liberate: __________________________________________________________
5. The grateful man was certainly no
ingrate; he thanked us profusely.
ingrate:__________________________________________________________
6. Is human life temporal or eternal?
temporal: ________________________________________________________
7. Do migratory species think about their
distant destinations?
migratory: ________________________________________________________
8. The translucent material allowed us to
see the events on the other side.
translucent: _______________________________________________________
Part 2 Directions: Read each sentence and based on the context of the sentence and the meaning of the stem choose the
best dictionary definition or thesaurus synonym.
_______ 9. It was a mediocre speech, neither excellent nor poor.
a. barely adequate
b. barely admirable
c. barely understandable
d. barely audible
_______ 10. Your lucid remarks greatly clarified the confusing issues.
a. capable of being
frustrated
b. strongly lit
c. characterized by bright
lighting
d. characterized by clear
perception
List 6 Review:
Fill in the Blank: Fill in the blank with the correct word. You will not use all of the words in the word bank.
Word Bank:
hyperventilate
telescope
hyperactive
decade
chronological
decathlon
1. When I looked through my ____________________________ I was able to see the surface of the moon.
2. The cat was so ______________________________ it jumped from the floor to countertop every five minutes.
3. The blog was written in reverse ____________________________ order with the most recent post first.
4. In the past _______________________________ there have been huge advances made in the area of technology.
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: _________________
List 6 Redbirds –Week 1
Stem
Definition
Words
Origin
mar
sea
marine, marina, maritime, mariner, submarine
Latin
plu
more
plural, plus, pluralize
Latin
medi
middle
median, medium, mediocre
Latin
trans
across
transfer, translate, transfusion,
Latin
prim
first
prime, primary, primate
Latin
Week 1 Assignments (check off each as you finish):
□ Create a flashcard for each stem
□ Review/Study all flashcards (at least 5 minutes/day)
□ Complete List 6 Sentences
□ Complete List 6 Review
Definitions
marina (n) a small harbor for docking small boats
plural (adj) more than one
Sentences
The marina was dotted with the masts of hundreds of sail
boats.
The region’s maritime industries included fishing and
harvesting seaweed.
The plural of cactus is cacti.
plurality (n) the state of being numerous; majority
A plurality of voters chose our new government.
mediate (v) come between; intervene
I hate it when I have to mediate fights between my two best
friends.
After studying for only five minutes I wasn’t surprised by my
mediocre score on the vocabulary quiz.
After my family moved I was forced to transfer to a new
school.
During heart surgery the patient required several blood
transfusions.
My primary goal is to do well academically. Once I’m doing
well academically I will worry about sports.
The scientists found a very primitive drawing on the cave
wall.
maritime (adj) on or near the sea
mediocre (adj) average or middle ability
transfer (v) to bring from one place to another
transfusion (n) the act of moving blood or fluids into a
person or animal
primary (adj) first in time order
primitive (adj) from the earliest times
List 6 Sentences:
Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct vocabulary words.
Word Bank:
translate
plural
primitive
submarine
median
transfusion
mediocre
plurality
marina
transfer
1. The food at the restaurant was considered ____________________________, not great, but not horrible.
2. In order to change many words to their ________________________ form it is necessary to add an “s.”
3. As I looked across the ____________________________ I could see hundreds of sailboats in the sea.
4. In math class the teacher asked me to find the mean, ________________________, and mode of a set of numbers.
5. After becoming very dehydrated I was hospitalized and given a ___________________________ of fluids and water.
6. There were a ________________________ of different TV shows that I wanted to watch last Sunday.
7. The ______________________________ fired a torpedo at the large ship from under the sea.
8. I asked my boss to ______________________________ my paycheck directly into my bank account.
9. The first humans were only able to create _____________________________ tools like spears and clubs.
10. ___________________________ your papers from English to Spanish.
List 6 Sentences:
Fill in the Blank: Fill in the blank with the correct word. You will not use all of the words in the word bank
Word Bank:
hyperventilate
telescope
hyperactive
decade
chronological
decathlon
1. When I looked through my ____________________________ I was able to see the surface of the moon.
2. The cat was so ______________________________ it jumped from the floor to countertop every five minutes.
3. The blog was written in reverse ____________________________ order with the most recent post first.
4. In the past _______________________________ there have been huge advances made in the area of technology.