Word Stems—List Six
Stem
germ
greg
mar
prim
Meaning
vital or related
group
sea
first
pyro
fire
clam
plu
tang
string
liber
junct
clud
cry out
more
touch
bind
free
join
close
se
trib
dign
luc
rupt
grat
medi
soph
apart
pay
worthy
light
break
pleasing
middle
wisdom
curr
tempor
migr
trans
gamy
run
time
wander
across
marriage
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Sample Words
germane, germ, germinate
gregarious, segregate, congregate
marine, maritime, submarine
prime, primary, primo, prima
donna
pyromania, pyrotechnic,
pyrometer
clamorous, exclamation, clamor
plural, plus, pluralism
tangible, tangent, tangle
stringent, astringent, string
liberate, liberty, libertarian
junction, adjunct, conjunction
exclude, include, conclude,
exclusive
secede, secret, separate, segregate
tribute, contribution, retribution
dignify, dignitary, indignation
lucid, translucent, lucent, pellucid
erupt, corrupt, rupture
gratifying, gratitude, gratuitous
median, medium, mediocre
sophisticated, philosophy,
pansophy
current, incur, recurrent
temporal, temporarily
migrate, emigrant, immigrant
transfer, transcend, translate
monogamy, polygamy, gamete
origin
Latin
Latin
Latin
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Greek
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Stem assignment – List 6 – Refer to your contract for specifics
Night 1 – Dictionary
Night 2 – Flashcards
Night 3 - ABC Order/Creative Way /Technology/ Another Activity
Night 4-Sentences - Read each sentence below. The underlined word in each sentence contains a stem
from this week’s list. Using your knowledge of the stem’s meaning and context clues, guess what the
underlined word means. Then, look the word up and write the dictionary’s definition along with the part
of speech the word is used as in the sentence.
1. Do migratory species think about their distant destinations?
2. The candidate received a plurality but not a majority of votes.
3. The job has many tangible benefits, such as salary and a free car.
4. The translucent material allowed us to see the events on the other side.
5. It was a mediocre speech, neither excellent nor poor.
6. Did the Emancipation Proclamation liberate the slaves?
7. Don’t dignify his unworthy question with an answer.
Night 6 – Writing
Pick out at least 10 words using 10 different stems from List 6 that would be good words to use in a
National Geographic magazine article about the cities, rivers, oceans, animals, and/or forests of the earth.
Write an article you would like to submit to the magazine for publication. Be sure to
underline/highlight/circle the ten words you use.
Night 7 – Analogies – Show evidence of thinking by circling all stems (new and old) and writing
their meanings above them! Be sure to explain or give the type.
gregarious : solitude :: ______ : ______
emigrant : immigrant :: _________ : __________
hermit : society
exclusive : conclusive
sociable : society
segregate : congregate
sociable : isolation
exit : enter
separate : congregate
incur : recur
STUDY NIGHTLY FOR TESTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tests will be cumulative. Each test will have some or all of the stems from previous lists.