Stem Word List #1
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1-1 anti
1-2 bi
1-3 com
1-4 con
1-5 de
1-6 dis
1-7 equi
1-8 inter
1-9 mal
1-10 non
1-11 syn
1-12 ard
1-13 bell
1-14 extra
1-15 port
Meaning
(against)
(two)
(together)
(with or jointly)
(down)
(away)
(equal)
(between)
(bad)
(not)
(same)
(always)
(war)
(beyond)
(carry)
Example Words
antitoxin, anti-aircraft, antisocial, antiseptic
bicycle, biweekly, bipolar, bilateral, binocular
combination, comfort, common, complete, composition
contract, confidence, conjunction, concur, convention
descent, deduct, demolish, deplete, decelerate, decrepit
distract, distort, dispute, disperse, dismiss, dissuade
equitable, equivocate, equation, equilibrium, equanimity
intervene, international, interject, interlude, intersection
malevolent, malicious, malign, malady, malcontent, malaria
nonprofit, nonstop, nonsense, nonfiction, nondescript
synonym, synthetic, synchronize, syndrome, synopsis
coward, dullard, laggard, drunkard, sluggard, braggart
belligerent, bellow, rebellion, rebel, bellicose
extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert
transport, import, report, deport, important, portable
Stem Word List #2
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2-1 mis
2-2 post
2-3 pre
2-4 sub
2-5 tri
2-6 un
2-7 sym
2-8 archy
2-9 cide
2-10 ician
2-11 dict
2-12 cede
2-13 duct
2-14 photo
2-15 pend
Meaning
(wrong)
(after)
(before)
(under)
(three)
(not)
(same)
(government)
(kill)
(specialist)
(say)
(go)
(lead)
(light)
(hang)
Example Words
mistake, misfire, misguided, misfit, misprint, misnomer
postgraduate, posthumous, postpone, postscript
prelude, preposition, premonition, predict, predecessor
subterranean, subtract, submarine, subterfuge, substitute
tricycle, triangle, triceps, trivia, triceratops, triad
unabridged, unfair, unfriendly, unfit, undone, unearned
sympathy, symbol, symmetry, symphony, symbiosis
monarchy, hierarchy, anarchy, matriarch, patriarch
homicide, pesticide, matricide, suicide, genocide, patricide
technician, physician, musician, beautician, pediatrician
predict, addict, contradict, dictionary, dictate, malediction
recede, precede, concede, intercede, succeed, proceed
conduct, induct, product, deduction, reproduction, induct
photograph, photon, photogenic, photometer,
pendulum, pendant, depend, suspend, pending, impending
Stem Word List #3
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3-1 aqua
3-2 audi
3-3 cise
3-4 bio
3-5 auto
3-6 scrib
3-7 logy
3-8 cred
3-9 cent
3-10 ad
3-11 pseudo
3-12 proto
3-13 morph
3-14 pond
3-15 punct
Meaning
(water)
(hear)
(cut)
(life)
(self)
(write)
(science)
(believe)
(one hundred)
(to or toward)
(false)
(first)
(shape)
(weight)
(point)
Example Words
aquarium, aquatic, aquaplane, aqueduct
audible, audiophile, audience, audition, auditory
excise, incisors, incision, excise, cirmumcise
biography, biology, biochemistry, biogenesis
automatic, automobile, autograph, autocrat
scribble, scribe, inscribe, describe, transcribe, ascribe
biology, anthropology, geology, mythology, entomology
credit, incredible, credible, incredulous, discredited
century, bicentennial, centimeter, centipede, centurion
adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, advocate, adherent
pseudonym, pseudoscience, pseudo pregnancy
prototype, protoplasm, proton, protocol
amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology, protomorphic
ponder, ponderous, preponderant, imponderable
punctuate, puncture, punctual, acupuncture
Stem Word List #4
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4-1 miss
4-2 biblio
4-3 homo
4-4 spec
4-5 micro
4-6 pan
4-7 tele
4-8 omni
4-9 ex
4-10 re
4-11 pop
4-12 astr
4-13 vita
4-14 dox
4-15 kilo
Meaning
(send)
(book)
(same)
(look)
(small)
(all)
(far)
(all)
(out)
(again)
(people)
(star)
(life)
(opinion)
(thousand)
Example Words
dismiss, missile, remiss, admission, emission, missionary
bibliography, bibliophile, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia
homonym, homophone, homogenize, homogeneous
spectacles, specter, speck, spectrum, respect, inspect
micron, microscope, microwave, microphone, microcosm
panorama, pandemic, Pandora, pantheon, panacea
telescope, telephone, telekinesis, telepathy, television
omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient, omnipresent
exit, except, excise, exculpate, excavate, exhale, extract
return, review, reiterate, revive, regenerate, regurgitate
populate, population, popular, popularize, populist
astronomy, astrology, asterisk, asteroid, disaster
vitamin, vitality, vital, revitalize, viable, devitalize
paradox, orthodox, unorthodox, redox
kilometer, kilowatt, kilogram, kiloton, kilobyte
Stem Word List #5
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5-1 phon
5-2 mono
5-3 viv
5-4 bene
5-5 dorm
5-6 pater
5-7 ject
5-8 tion
5-9 magn
5-10 phobia
5-11 helio
5-12 pyro
5-13 clud
5-14 trib
5-15 soph
Meaning
(sound)
(one)
(life)
(good)
(sleep)
(father)
(throw)
(act or state of)
(great)
(fear)
(sun)
(fire)
(close)
(pay)
(wisdom)
Example Words
symphony, telephone, cacophony, phonograph, phonetic
monotonous, monotone, monologue, monotheism
vivid, vivacious, revive, revival, vivisection, convivial
benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benefactor, benign
dormitory, dormant, dormancy, dormer
paternity, paternalistic, patriarch, expatriate, paterfamilias
eject, reject, conjecture, inject, subject, interject, dejected
completion, reaction, devastation, creation, transition
magnanimous, magnificent, magnum opus, magnify
arachnophobia, claustrophobia, hydrophobia, coulrophobia
Helios, heliocentric, heliograph, heliotropic, heliotropism
pyromaniac, pyromania, pyrotechnic, pyrophobia
exclude, include, preclude, conclude, seclude, conclusion
tribute, tributary, retribution, contribution, attribute
sophomore, sophisticated, philosophy, philosopher
Stem Word List #6
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6-1 put
6-2 matri
6-3 mega
6-4 ism
6-5 cogn
6-6 sur
6-7 alter
6-8 dyna
6-9 chron
6-10 contra
6-11 son
6-12 gamy
6-13 spir
6-14 culp
6-15 necro
Meaning
(think)
(mother)
(large)
(belief in)
(know)
(over)
(other)
(power)
(time)
(against)
(sound)
(marriage)
(breathe)
(blame)
(death)
Example Words
dispute, computer, compute, input, reputation, putative
matriarch, matrimony, matricide, matron, maternal
megaphone, megaton, mega structure, megalomania
spiritualism, egoism, capitalism, Marxism, romanticism
recognize, cognizant, incognito, precognition, cognition
surplus, surpass, surcharge, surface, surname, surmount
alternate, alternative, alter ego, altercation, alternator
dynamite, dynamic, dynasty, dynamo, dinosaur
chronometer, chronological, synchronize, chronic
contradict, contrary, contrast, contraband, contraception
sonar, unison, song, sonnet, resonate, supersonic
monogamy, polygamy, bigamy, exogamy
inspire, respiration, perspiration, conspire, aspire
culprit, culpable, exculpate, culpability, inculpable
necromancer, necrophobia, necrotic, necrophil, necrology
Stem Word List #7
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7-1 luna
7-2 octa
7-3 hyper
7-4 geo
7-5 meter
7-6 scope
7-7 dec
7-8 prim
7-9 clam
7-10 plu
7-11 cle
7-12 anim
7-13 tort
7-14 man
7-15 oid
Meaning
(moon)
(eight)
(over)
(earth)
(measure)
(look)
(ten)
(first)
(cry out)
(more)
(small)
(mind)
(twist)
(hand)
(appearance)
Example Words
lunar, lunatic, lunarscape, lunacy, circumlunar
octagon, octave, octopus, octogenarian
hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole, hypertension
geology, geothermal, geography, geometry, geophysics
thermometer, millimeter, hydrometer, odometer
telescope, microscope, electroscope, kaleidoscope
decade, decimal, decathlon, decimate, decameter
prime, primary, primate, primeval, prima donna, primo
exclamation, clamor, clamorous, exclamatory
plural, plus, pluralize, nonplussed, plurality
particle, molecule, follicle, miniscule, ventricle
animal, animated, equanimity, animosity, magnanimous
contort, torture, retort, distort, tortilla, tortuous
manual, manicure, manipulate, manage, manufacture
android, asteroid, thyroid, tabloid, schizoid, celluloid
Stem Word List #8
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8-1 liber
8-2 junct
8-3 se
8-4 dign
8-5 luc
8-6 rupt
8-7 grat
8-8 medi
8-9 trans
8-10 fort
8-11 gest
8-12 nomy
8-13 sci
8-14 ar
8-15 carn
Meaning
(free)
(join)
(apart)
(worthy)
(light)
(break)
(pleasing)
(middle)
(across)
(strong)
(carry)
(law)
(know)
(relating to)
(flesh)
Example Words
liberate, liberal, liberty, deliberate, libertarian
junction. juncture, conjunction, disjuncture, injunction
secret, secede, seduce, segregate, separate, sedition
dignify, dignity, dignitary, undignified, indignation
lucid, translucent, Lucifer, lucidity, elucidate
erupt, disrupt, rupture, corrupt, abrupt, incorruptible
gratifying, gratitude, ingrate, grateful, gratuitous
median, mediate, medium, mediocre, in medias res
transfer, translate, transmit, transfusion, translucent
fortitude, fort, fortify, fortification, comfort, forte
gestation, digest, ingest, congestion, gesture
astronomy, economy, taxonomy, heteronomy
science, conscience, prescience, omniscience, scientism
pulsar, stellar, lunar, solar, secular, linear, circular
carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnated, carnival, carnage
Stem Word List #9
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9-1 polis
9-2 ego
9-3 dia
9-4 per
9-5 pac
9-6 brev
9-7 il
9-8 leg
9-9 sanct
9-10 meta
9-11 curs
9-12 cad
9-13 capit
9-14 ness
9-15 ate
Meaning
(city)
(I)
(across)
(through)
(peace)
(short)
(not)
(read)
(holy)
(change or beyond)
(run)
(fall)
(head)
(quality)
(cause to be)
Example Words
metropolis, megalopolis, police, policy, necropolis
egomaniac, egocentric, egotistical, egoism, alter ego
diagonal, diameter, dialogue, dialect, diatribe, dialectic
perception, perforation, percolate, perambulate, pertain
pacify, pacific, pacifist, pacifier, pacifism, pacification
brevity, abbreviation, breviary, brief
illegal, illiterate, illicit, ill-mannered, illogical, illegible
legible, legend, legendary, legibility, alleged, illegible
sanctity, sanctuary, sanctify, unsanctioned, sanctimonious
metamorphosis, metaphor, metaphysics, metastasize
cursive, incursion, cursory, cursor, precursor
cascade, cadaver, cadence, decadent, cadaverous
decapitate, capital, captain, caption, capitulation
softness, redness, politeness, kindness, darkness
graduate, coagulate, domesticate, implicate, insinuate
Stem Word List #10
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10-1 mir
10-2 rect
10-3 volv
10-4 demi
10-5 retro
10-6 sens
10-7 fy
10-8 ultra
10-9 apt
10-10 tact
10-11 i
10-12 lum
10-13 potent
10-14 mob
10-15 surg
Meaning
(wonder)
(right)
(roll)
(half)
(backward)
(feel)
(make)
(beyond)
(fit)
(touch)
(plural)
(light)
(power)
(move)
(rise)
Example Words
miracle, mirage, mirror, admire, mirabilia
correct, rectitude, direct, rectangle, rectify, rectilinear
revolve, involved, devolve, convoluted, revolution
demigod, demitasse, demimonde, demigoddess
retroactive, retrogress, retrospection, retrofit, retrospect
sense, sensitive, sensation, sensory, extrasensory
fortify, rectify, horrify, solidify, sanctify, pacify
ultrasonic, ultraconservative, ultraviolet, ultramodern
aptitude, adaptation, aptly, aptness, adapt, maladapted
tactile, contact, tactics, tactician, tactful, intact
fungi, alumni, magi, octopi, Gemini, nuclei
luminary, luminous, illuminate, lumen
potential, potentate, omnipotent, potentially
mobility, mobile, immobile, mobilize, demobilize
resurgence, insurgence, surge, surging
Stem Word List #11
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11-1 voc
11-2 path
11-3 a
11-4 hetero
11-5 graph
11-6 tract
11-7 in
11-8 co
11-9 ign
11-10 hexa
11-11 mel
11-12 epi
11-13 bon
11-14 eco
11-15 sequ
Meaning
(voice)
(feeling)
(not)
(different)
(write)
(pull)
(in or not)
(together)
(fire)
(six)
(song)
(on)
(good)
(environment)
(follow)
Example Words
vociferously, vocal, invocation, vocabulary, convocation
sympathy, pathetic, pathos, telepathy, empathy, apathy
amoral, amorphous, atheist, apathy, apolitical, agraphia
heterodox, heteromorphy, heterosexual, heteronym
bibliography, photograph, autograph, polygraph
tractor, detract, retraction, attractive, protractor, contract
inscribe, insane, infidel, indefinite, insomnia, incorrigible
cooperate, coordinating, colloquy, coauthor, cotangent
ignite, ignition, reignite, igneous, ignescent
hexagram, hexagon, hexapod, hexameter, hexarchy
melody, melodrama, melodious, melodeon
epicenter, epidemic, epigram, epidermis, epigraph, epitaph
bonanza, bona fide, bonus, bonny, bonhomie, bon mot
ecology, economy, ecosystem, economist, ecologist
consecutive, sequence, sequel, consequence, subsequent
Stem Word List #12
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12-1 fract
12-2 theo
12-3 fin
12-4 ous
12-5 ped
12-6 mort
12-7 psych
12-8 ethno
12-9 gen
12-10 loqu
12-11 ultima
12-12 lys
12-13 gress
12-14 osis
12-15 schizo
Meaning
(break)
(god)
(end)
(full of)
(foot or child)
(death)
(soul)
(race or culture)
(origin)
(talk)
(last)
(break down)
(step)
(condition)
(divide)
Example Words
fracture, infraction, fraction, refraction, refractory, fractious
theology, pantheism, atheism, monotheism, apotheosis
final, define, infinite, finish, infinitive, finite, finial
luminous, glorious, loquacious, vivacious, boisterous
orthopedist, pedicure, centipede, pedestrian, pediatrician
mortal, mortician, mortified, immortality, mortuary
psychology, psychic, psychopathic, psychosis
ethnic group, ethnicity, ethnography, ethnologist
genetics, hydrogen, progeny, engender, gene, indigenous
loquacious, eloquent, soliloquy, dialogue, somniloquy
ultimate, ultimatum, penultimate, Ultima Thule
electrolysis, analysis, dialysis, analyst, catalyst
regress, progress, aggression, aggressive, digress
neurosis, psychosis, apotheosis, diagnosis, hypnosis
schizophrenia, schism, schizocarp, schizoid, schizopod
Stem Word List #13
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13-1 uni
13-2 ics
13-3 vert
13-4 ess
13-5 muta
13-6 jus
13-7 sen
13-8 sol
13-9 log
13-10 gram
13-11 frat
13-12 ef
13-13 vore
13-14 caust
13-15 terr
Meaning
(one)
(art)
(turn)
(female)
(change)
(law)
(old)
(alone)
(word or reason)
(writing)
(brother)
(out)
(eating)
(burn)
(land)
Example Words
unicycle, universe, united, union, uniform, unicorn, unique
politics, economics, aesthetics, graphics, ethics, calisthenics
convert, revert, inverted, divert, vertex, extrovert, introvert
lioness, empress, princess, baroness, seamstress, governess
mutant, mutation, mutagenic, mutable, transmutation
justice, justify, unjust, jus soli, justiciary
senile, senior, senator, seniority, senescent
solitude, solitary, solo, soliloquy, desolate, consolidate
logic, neologism, philologist, logician, illogical, monologue
telegram, pentagram, hexagram, hologram, grammar
fraternity, fraternal, fratricide, fraternize
effusive, effulgent, efflux, efficacy, effeminate, effluent
omnivore, herbivore, carnivore, voracious, devour
caustic, holocaust, cauterize, caustically, causticity
extraterrestrial, subterranean, terrain, Mediterranean
Stem Word List #14
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14-1 reg
14-2 pro
14-3 act
14-4 fic
14-5 idio
14-6 nounce
14-7 an14-8 ab
14-9 struct
14-10 dys
14-11 ob
14-12 here
14-13 lingu
14-14 rat
14-15 liter
Meaning
(rule)
(forward)
(to do)
(make)
(peculiar)
(tell)
(without)
(away)
(build)
(bad)
(against)
(stick)
(tongue)
(think)
(letter)
Example Words
regal, regiment, regulate, regent, regicide, regime
provide, pronounce, program, prospect, prognosis
transact, react, action, activate, counteract, interact
fortification, fiction, prolific, horrific, soporific
idiot, idiosyncrasy, idiom, idiot savant
denounce, pronounce, announce, renounce, enunciate
anemia, anechoic, anaerobic, anorexia, anarchy
abnormal, abjure, absent, abroad, abrupt, abduct, abdicate
construct, destruct, substructure, instruction, infrastructure
dysentery, dyslexia, dystrophy, dysfunction, dysphonia
obstruct, obsolete, oblique, obstinate, objurgating
coherence, adhesive, adhere, inherent, incoherent
bilingual, linguist, linguistics, language
rational, ratio, irrational, rationalize, rationale, irate
literature, illiterate, preliterate, literally
Stem Word List #15
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15-1 in
15-2 form
15-3 milli
15-4 mem
15-5 labor
15-6 vac
15-7 tude
15-8 val
15-9 para
15-10 dom
15-11 cyclo
15-12 gno
15-13 cardio
15-14 ish
15-15 fore
Meaning
(in or not)
(shape)
(thousandth)
(remember)
(work)
(empty)
(state of)
(worth)
(beside or near)
(rule)
(circle)
(know)
(heart)
(like)
(front)
Example Words
inscribe, insane, infidel, inconsiderate, insomnia, induct
formation, formative, formulate, formula, uniform, reform
millimeter, millipede, milligram, million, milliliter
memory, memorandum, commemorate, memorial, memoir
laborious, collaborate, laboratory, elaborate, labored, labor
vacant, vacuum, vacation, evacuate, vacuous, vacuity
multitude, solitude, aptitude, gratitude, servitude, rectitude
valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent
paradox, parable, paradigm, paraphrase, parapsychology
dominate, dominant, predominant, dominion, domain
cyclone, bicycle, encyclopedia, recycle, cyclical
agnostic, prognosis, diagnosis, Gnostic, ignominy
cardiology, cardiovascular, cardiac, electrocardiogram
outlandish, snobbish, ghoulish, squeamish, pinkish,
foreboding, forecast, forethought, forehead, forefront
Stem Word List #16
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16-1 jur
16-2 sect
16-3 ize
16-4 monger
16-5 lent
16-6 ist
16-7 flu
16-8 pos
16-9 cracy
16-10 ideo
16-11 holo
16-12 par
16-13 flect
16-14 socio
16-15 quasi
Meaning
(swear)
(cut)
(make)
(seller)
(full of)
(one who)
(flow)
(put)
(government)
(idea)
(whole)
(equal)
(bend)
(society)
(somewhat)
Example Words
abjure, adjure, perjure, jury, jurisdiction, jurist, perjury
intersect, dissect, bisect, section, sectarian, sector
harmonize, synchronize, victimize, fossilize, mobilize
fishmonger, warmonger, ballad monger, phrasemonger
insolent, turbulent, excellent, succulent, indolent, virulent
artist, anthropologist, atheist, bigamist, terrorist, evangelist
confluence, fluid, influence, fluent, superfluous, effluent
position, deposit, superimpose, transpose, depose, impose
democracy, aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, polycracy
ideology, ideograph, ideologue, ideogram, idealism
holocaust, hologram, holograph, holistic, holophrastic
disparity, compare, incomparable, disparate, parity
reflect, inflection, deflect, reflection, genuflect
sociology, sociable, socialism, sociopath, dissociate
quasi-military, quasi-stellar, quasi-official, quasi-successful