Word Within the Word
Stems List 11
Stem
Stem Definition
Do you know these words?
Examples
Definition (Part of Speech MUST be
PICK ONE TO DEFINE!
included!)
i
plural
fungi, nuclei, cacti, octopi, magi
jus
law
justify, justice, just
lum
light
luminary, illuminate
ann
year
annual, anniversary, annually
apo
away or up
sen
old
senile, senior, senator, senescent,
seniority
sol
alone
solitude, solo, soliloquy, desolate
bas
low
bass, basal, debase
rogat
ask
interrogate, derogatory, arrogate
parl
speak
parlor, parliament, parlance
potent
power
potential, omnipotent, potentate
surg
rise
insurgence, resurgence, surge,
surgent, insurgent
log
word or reason
gram
writing
cant
sing
recant, incantation, cantata
reg
rule
regal, regulate, regent, regicide
pro
forward
provide, pronounce, program
gyn
woman
misogynist, gynecologist,
androgynous
ag
to do
agent, agency, aggression, agile
act
to do
react, action, interact, activate
mob
move
mobile, mobilize, immobile
apogee, apology, apostasy
logic, philologist, neologism illogical
telegram, grammar
sess
sit
fic
make
nounce
tell
andro
man
session, obsessed, insessorial
fiction, horrific
denounce, announce, pronounce
androgynous, android
Assignment
Due Date
HW 1 - Complete Context Clues (on worksheet)
HW 2 - define words (i – surg)
HW 3 - define words (log - andro)
HW 4 – Mystery Questions done in complete sentences
HW 1: Context Clues. Using your knowledge of stems, select the word that best fits in the blank. Write the word on the
blank line AND circle your choice! Do not use a dictionary for this section!!!
___1. The peasants decided that the lord of the manor was being unfair and tried to share their problems with the
___________ of the kingdom.
a. senescent
b. justiciary
c. arrogate
d. parlance
___2. The dictator was much hated by his citizens because he ruled more like a(n) ______________ who was greedy for
power.
a. magi
b. luminary
c. potentate
d. logician
___3. After the king died, the prince decided to _________________ the throne without asking other family member what
should be done.
a. arrogate
b. recant
c. desolate
d. debase
___4. Her face shone so bright that evening that it appeared ___________________ to all when she entered the room.
a. insurgent
b. luminiferous
c. senescent
d. literati
___5. After being a Republican all her life, her friends accuse Rene of ______________ when she pushed away the
Republican ideas to become a Democrat.
a. interrogation
b. seniority
c. apostasy
d. parlando
HW 4: Mystery Questions. Answer the following questions in complete sentences in the Academic Vocabulary section of
your 5 subject notebook.
1. If you won the lottery, would you renounce your new fortune?
2. Would the President of the U.S need to worry about regicide?
3. Would you be worried if your car broke down on a desolate stretch of highway?
4. If you could be omnipotent for a day, what is the first thing you would do?