FRESHMAN ENGLISH 212
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2015-2016 VOCABULARY LISTS
from Course Literature and Freshman Stems Lists
Of Mice and Men WordList A
1. MOTTLED …and sycamores with mottled, white…limbs and branches that arch over the pool (1).
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2. IMPERIOUS
a. George’s hand remained outstretched imperiously…George snapped his fingers sharply, and at the
sound Lennie laid the mouse in his hand (9).
b. (from The House of the Scorpion) Inside he was quaking with fear, but outside he gave the Keeper as
cold and imperious a look as El Patron had ever mustered to terrify an underling (302).
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3. MOROSE
He fell morosely silent (23).
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4. PUGNACIOUS
His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious. Lennie squirmed under the
look and shifted his feet nervously (25).
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5. DEROGATORY
The old man was reassured. He had drawn a derogatory statement from George.
He felt safe now, and he spoke more confidently (27-28).
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Of Mice and Men WordList B
1. COMPLACENT
“…that big bastard there can put up more grain alone than most pairs can.”
a. Lennie…smiled complacently at the compliment (34).
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2. HOOSEGOW
These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow (56).
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3. ALOOF
The room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man (67).
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4. SULLEN
Candy repeated sullenly, “Got it caught in the machine” (78).
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5. BELLIGERENT
(102).
Now Lennie retorted belligerently, “He ain’t neither. George won’t do nothing like that”
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The Odyssey WordList
BOOK 10
1. ABUNDANT
a. And they arll sit with their father and mother / Continually feasting on abundant good cheer (141).
b. …Feasting on abundant meat and sweet wine (154)
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2. MALICIOUS
All malicious nonsense, but it won out in the end, / And they opened the bag (142)
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BOOK 12
3. INSOLENT
a. …Punish Odysseus’ companions, who have insolently / Killed the cattle I took delight in seeing…(189)
b. …And keep company with these insolent hangers-on (248)
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BOOK 17
4. BOISTEROUS
When the song came to an end, and the suitors / Began to be noisy and boisterous…(267)
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BOOK 22
5. GLOAT
It is unholy to gloat over the slain (349).
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Romeo and Juliet WordList
1. KINSMAN
(from “Characters in the Play”)
BENVOLIO, their kinsman (to the Montagues)
TYBALT, kinsman to the Capulets
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2. TRUDGE
Go, sirrah, trudge about
Through fair Verona, find those persons out
Whose names are written there, and to them say
My house and welcome on their pleasure stay.
(1.2.35-39)
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3. DOTE
ROMEO:
Thou chid’st me oft for loving Rosaline.
FRIAR LAWRENCE: For doting, not for loving, pupil mine.
(2.3.86-87)
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4. DEXTERITY
…and with the other sends / It back to Tybalt, whose dexterity / Retorts it
(Benvolio to the Prince, 3.1.170-72).
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5. LAMENT
…modern lamentation might have moved (Juliet to Nurse, 3.2.131).
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6. WOO
These times of woe afford no times to woo (Paris to Capulet, 3.4.8).
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7. JOCUND Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops (Romeo
to Juliet, 3.5.9-10).
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NSHS English Department | Vocabulary Stems Curriculum
Lists for 9 Grade
Lists for 10 Grade
Lists for 11 Grade
1-6 (60 stems)
7-12 (90 stems)
13-18 (120 stems)
th
th
th
List 1
Stem
anti
circum
Definition
against
around
equi
extra
equal
beyond
intra
intro
mis
within
into
bad
neo
new
scrib
sym /
syn
write
together
Sample Words
anti-aircraft, antibody, anticlimax, antithesis, antihero, antagonist
circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution, circumcise,
circus
equitable, equilateral, equivocate, equinox, equation, equilibrium
extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extraneous, extrapolate,
extradite
intracellular, intravenous, intrastate, intramural
introduce, introspective, introvert
misfit, mistake, misfortune, misfire, misery, miser, misdeed, misguided
neologism, neophyte, neon, neoclassic, neonatal
scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe
sympathy, symbol, symphony, synchronize, synonym, synopsis, syntax
1. circumvent—
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2. miser—
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3. neophyte—
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List 2
Stem
anthro
po
Definition
man
Sample Words
anthropology, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphize, anthropoid, lycanthrope,
audi
auto
bell
biblio
cap
cede
cide
cise
hear
self
war
book
take
go
kill
cut
audio, audiophile, audience, audition, auditory, audit
autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic, automaton, autocracy
bellicose, belligerent, bellow, rebel, casus belli
bibliography, bibliophile, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia
capture, captive, captor, captious, captivate, captivity, caption, capsule
recede, precede, antecedent, proceed, secede, concede, intercede, succeed
herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide, fratricide
port
carry
transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portly, comportment
misanthrope
excise, incisors, incision, circumcise, incisive, precise, concise, decisive
1. misanthrope —
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2. decisive —
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3. comportment—
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List 3
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
duct
fer
homo
hyper
lead
carry
same
over
conduct, induct, product, reduction, deduction, reproduction
transfer, infer, refer, defer, ferry, conifer, Lucifer, aquifer
homosexuality, homogenize, homonym, homophone, homologous
hypo
miss
under
send
hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole, hypertension
hypodermic, hypocrite, hypotenuse, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypochondria
dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission, intermission,
promissory
pan
all
panorama, panoply, pandemic, pantheism, pantheon, pan American
pend
hang
photo
spec
light
look
pending, pendulum, pendant, impending, depend, pendulous, suspend
photograph, photometer, photon, photogenic, photosynthesis
spectacles, spectator, specious, respect, inspect, circumspect, retrospective,
speculate, prospect
1. hyperbole—
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2. panoply—
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3. impending—
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List 4
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
bene
good
dox
matri
micro
mono
opinion
mother
small
one
benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benediction, benefactor, benign
orthodox, heterodox, doxology, doctrine, indoctrinate, paradox, doctrinaire
matricide, matron, matriarch, matriarchy, matrimony, metropolis, matrilineal
microscope, microwave, microphone, microcosm, microbe, microeconomics
phon
pseudo
tele
vid
viv
sound
false
far
look
life
monotonous, monocular, monogamous, monolithic, monotone
symphony, telephone, phonetic, phonograph, euphony, cacophony, phonics
pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudomorphic, pseudoscience
telescope, telephone, telekinesis, telepathy, teleology, television
video, invidious, evidence, evident, provide
vivid, vivisection, vivacious, convivial, bon vivant, viva, revive
1. benevolent—
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2. monotonous—
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3. vivacious—
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List 5 (Romeo and Juliet 1)
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
ambul
carn
co/co
m/con
walk
flesh
together
amble, ambulatory, somnambulism, ambulance, perambulate
carrion, carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnated, carnival, carnation, carnage
corp
body
dom
gress
jur
post
rule
step
swear
after
pot
voc
drink
voice
incorporate, corps, corpulent, corporation, corporeal, corporal, corpse,
corpuscle
predominant, dominate, dominion, domineering, subdominant, domain
transgression, congress, egress, digress, aggression, regress, progress, ingress
perjury, abjure, adjure, perjure, jury, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist
posterity, postgraduate, posthumous, postscript, posterior, post meridiem,
postpone
potion, potable, potation, compote, symposium
invocation, vociferously, vocal, sotto voce, vocabulary, convocation, equivocate,
conjure, reconcile, combination, common, contract, confederate,
conjunction, cooperate, coordinating, coauthor
provocative, provoke, invoke, revoke
1. reconcile—
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2. corpulent—
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3. provocative—
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List 6 (Romeo and Juliet 2)
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
ab
ami
apt
de
away
love
fit
down
absolve, abnormal, abjure, absent, abroad, abrogate, abrupt, abdicate
amorous, amatory, amateur, amiable, amigo, amity, paramour
apt, adapt, aptitude, maladapted, adaptation, aptly, aptness
dis
ex
away
out
inter
between
mal
bad
pre
before
malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign, malady, malapropism
predicament, prelude, preposition, premonition, premature, predict, predecessor,
predispose
val
worth
validity, valor, valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent
denote, deposit, descent, despicable, denounce, deduct, demolish, decrepit,
deplete
dismal, distract, distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, dissuade, disprove
exile, inexorable, exit, except, excise, exculpate, exorbitant, expunge, expound,
expose, exhume, expire, export, exude, expel
intercession, international, interdepartmental, intermission, interject, interlude,
interstate, internet, interpolate
1. decrepit—
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2. malicious—
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3. valiant—
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EXAMPLE WordList QUIZ (10 pts.):
Odyssey Wordlist QUIZ
Sentence Topics: Write about cold weather; watching sports on TV (the Patriots in their playoff game); life at
fifteen years old; walking in the woods.
1. BELLIGERENT
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2. DERIDE
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3. PUGNACIOUS
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4. MOROSE
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5. RESOLUTE (from the Gilgamesh/Odyssey Wordlist Quiz)
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BONUS (also from an earlier wordlist): ARDUOUS
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EXAMPLE STEMS LIST QUIZ (10 pts.): Vocab Stems Quiz, Unit 1
Part One: Stems Identification. Please write the correct definition for each of the following stems in the
space provided.
1. intra:________________________
6. syn/sym:______________________
2. anti:_________________________
7. intro:_________________________
3. extra:________________________
8. scrib:_________________________
4. neo:_________________________
9. equi:__________________________
5. circum:_______________________
10. mis:_________________________
Part Two: Sentence Writing. Write the definition of the following words and use them in a sentence.
Sentence topics: Life at school; Of Mice and Men; Islam; TV/Movies
1. SYNCHRONIZE
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2. MISER
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3. NEOPHYTE
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BONUSes (from an earlier lists):
cide:__________________________
JOCUND:
Definition:
biblio:_________________________
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