Stem List 17
Day 1
Stems 1-6
Stem 1
Stem: lingu
Definition: tongue
Example: bilingual – able to
speak two languages
Stem 2
Stem: mot
Definition: move
Example: demote – to reduce
or move down in grade or rank
motor, motion, emotion
Stem 3
Stem: nav
Definition: ship
Example: circumnavigate – to
sail around or be able to go
around
Stem 4
Stem: und
Definition: wave
Example: undulate – to move
in a wavy manner
Stem 5
Stem: flect
Definition: bend
Example: reflection – to
bend back an image or
likeness
Stem 6
Stem: coron
Definition: crown
Example: coronation – the
crowning ceremony of a new
monarch
Review Stems 1-6
lingu – tongue
mot – move
nav - ship
und – wave
fleet – bend
coron - crown
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Day 2
Stems 7-12
Stem 7
Stem: aur
Definition: gold
Example: aurora – the dawn or
streamers of light in the
atmosphere
Stem 8
Stem: liter
Definition: letter
Example: illiterate – a
limited or inability to read
Stem 9
Stem: rat
Definition: think
Example: rational – the ability
to think and act in a
reasonable manner
Stem 10
Stem: sis
Definition: condition
Example: osmosis – a
gradual process of
absorption
Stem 11
Stem: par
Definition: equal
Example: disparity – made
up of different and unequal
elements; compare
Stem 12
Stem: mens
Definition: measure
Example: dimension – any
of the basic units of
measurement
Review Stems 7 - 12
aur – gold
liter – letter
rat – think
sis – condition
par – equal
mens measure
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Day 3
Stems 13 - 18
Stem 13
Stem: mony
Definition: condition
Example: acrimony – a
condition of sharp words or
feelings
Stem 14
Stem: quin
Definition: five
Example: quintet – a
musical group made up of
five musicians
Stem 15
Stem: socio
Definition: society
Example: socialism – a
society in which the means
of production are controlled
by the state
Stem 16
Stem: ovi
Definition: egg
Example: oval – egg-shaped
Stem 17
Stem: phasia
Definition: speech
Example: aphasia – loss of
ability to use speech
Stem 18
Stem: pter
Definition: wing
Example: pterodactyl – an
extinct bird-like flying reptile
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Day 4
Stems 19 - 25
Stem 19
• Stem: phen
•Definition: appearance
•Example: phenomenon an exceptional, unusual, or
abnormal person, thing, or
occurrence
Stem 20
Stem: hist
Definition: tissue
Example: histolysis –
break down of organic
tissue
Stem 21
•Stem: glott
•Definition: tongue
•Example: glossectomy –
to remove the tongue
Stem 22
•Stem: phan
•Definition: appearance
•Example: phantom - something
existing in appearance only
Stem 23
•Stem: peri
•Definition: near or around
•Example: perimeter - the
boundary of a closed plane
figure
Stem 24
•Stem: pot
•Definition: drink
•Example: potion - a
mixture of liquids (as liquor
or medicine
Stem 25
•Stem: via
•Definition: road
•Example: viaduct – a long
elevated roadway