FRESHMAN ENGLISH 213
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2015-2016 VOCABULARY LISTS
from Course Literature and Freshman Stems Lists
Gilgamesh and The Odyssey WordList
1. EXORCISE
Gilgamesh awoke but could not hear / His friend in agony, he still was captive to his
dreams / Which he would tell aloud to exorcise (37).
2. ARDUOUS
The way is arduous and long / And no one goes beyond (57).
BOOK IX
3. PRODIGIOUS
A prodigious man / slept in this cave (150).
…that prodigious cannibal, the Kykops… (171)
BOOK X
4. FOREBODING
…blinding tears / welled in his eyes; foreboding filled his heart (172).
5. DISCONSOLATE
crust (176).
Kirke regarded me, as there I sat / disconsolate, and never touched a
6. REGALE
Then come follow me, to see / your shipmates in the magic house of Kirke / eating
and drinking, endlessly regaled (178).
BOOK XII
7. IMPUDENCE
They are drunk, drunk on impudence, they might injure a guest… (292)
8. INCREDULITY/INCREDULOUS
out… (295)
BOOK XXI
9. RESOLUTE
BOOK XXIV
10. ALLAY
Only Tlemakhos, / uncomprehending, wild / with incredulity, cried
Resolute, are you still, / to win Odysseus’ lady Penelope? (396)
He stood and spoke to allay their fear (446).
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Of Mice and Men WordList
1. MOROSE
He fell morosely silent (23).
2. MOLLIFY
…said George, slightly mollified… (24)
3. PUGNACIOUS
His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious. Lennie squirmed under
the look and shifted his feet nervously (25).
4. PLAINTIVE
“I don’t want no trouble, “ he said plaintively (29).
5. COMPLACENT
“…that big bastard there can put up more grain alone than most pairs can.”
Lennie…smiled complacently at the compliment (34).
6. DERISION/DERIDE
7. HOOSEGOW
8. ALOOF
…now and then the sound of voices raised in approval or derision (39).
These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow (56).
The room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man (67).
9. CONTEMPTUOUS
“Awright,” she said contemptuously. “Awright…Whatta I care? You bindle bums
think you’re so damn good” (78).
10. BELLIGERENT
that” (102).
Now Lennie retorted belligerently, “He ain’t neither. George won’t do nothing like
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The Catcher in the Rye WordList
1. OSTRACIZE
a. I left all the foils and equipment and stuff on the goddam subway…The whole team ostracized me
the whole way back on the train (3).
b. When I came around the side of the bed and sat down again, she turned her crazy face the other
way. She was ostracizing the hell out of me. Just like the fencing team at Pencey when I left all
the goddam foils on the subway (166).
2. QUALMS
Do you have any particular qualms about leaving Pencey? (14)
3. COMPULSORY …the next night he made us have compulsory study hall in the academic building and he
came up and made a speech (17).
4. UNSCRUPULOUS
If you knew Stradlater, you’d have been worried, too. I’d double-dated with that
bastard a couple of times, and I know what I’m talking about. He was unscrupulous (40).
5. INCOGNITO
a. “Well, the thing is, I don’t want to stay at any hotels…where I might run into some acquaintances
of mine. I’m traveling incognito,” I said. I hate saying corny things like “traveling incognito” (60).
b. He was always coming in and sitting down in the back of the room for about a half an hour. He
was supposed to be incognito or something (168)
6. NONCHALANT / BLASÉ
a. He got stinking [drunk], but I hardly didn’t even show it. I just got very cool and nonchalant (90).
b. I was getting more and more nonchalant as it went along (94).
c. He was with some gorgeous blond, and the two of them were trying to be very blasé and all, like
as if he didn’t even know people were looking at him (126).
7. SPENDTHRIFT
I spent a king’s ransom in about two lousy weeks. I really had. I’m a goddam
spendthrift at heart (107).
8. BOURGEOIS He was always saying snotty things about them, my suitcases, for instance. He kept
saying they were too new and bourgeois (108).
9. SACRILEGIOUS
I said old Jesus probably would’ve puked if He could see it—all those fancy
costumes and all. Sally said I was a sacrilegious atheist. I probably am (137).
10. INANE
Must I go on with this inane conversation? (146)
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Romeo and Juliet WordList
1. PERNICIOUS
You men, you beasts, / That quench the fire of your pernicious rage / With purple
fountains issuing from your veins (1.1.85-87).
2. AUGMENT
Many a morning hath he there been seen, / With tears augmenting the fresh morning’s
dew / Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs (1.1.134-36).
3. LANGUISH
One desperate grief cures with another’s languish. / Take thou some new infection to thy
eye, / And the rank poison of the old will die (1.2.50-52).
4. DISSEMBLER There’s no trust, / No faith, no honesty in men. All perjured, / All forsworn, all naught, all
dissemblers (Nurse to Juliet, 3.2.92-94).
5. USURER
Fie, fie, thou shamest thy shape, thy love, thy wit,
Which, like a userer, abound’st in all
And usest none in that true use indeed
Which should bedeck thy shape, thy love, thy wit. (Friar Lawrence to Romeo, 3.3.132-135)
6. JOCUND
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops
(Romeo to Juliet, 3.5.9-10).
7. PENURY
Noting his penury, to myself I said
“An if a man did need a poison now,
Whose sale is present death in Mantua,
Here lives a caitiff wretch would sell it him.” (Romeo, 5.1.52-55)
8. HAUGHTY
This is that banished haughty Montegue…(5.3.49)
9. AUSPICIOUS
O, here
Will I set up my everlasting rest
And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars
From this world-wearied flesh!
(Romeo, 5.3.109-112)
10. INEXORABLE (from Romeo and Juliet) The time and my intents are savage-wild, / More fierce and more
inexorable far / Than empty tigers or the roaring sea (5.3.37-39).
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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
Sample Words
anti-aircraft, antibody, anticlimax, antithesis, antihero, antagonist
equi
equal
extra
beyond
intra
intro
mis
neo
within
into
bad
new
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
scrib
sym /
syn
write
together
circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution, circumcise,
circus
neologism, neophyte, neon, neoclassic, neonatal
scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe
sympathy, symbol, symphony, synchronize, synonym, synopsis, syntax
1. circumvent
2. equivocate
3. neophyte
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List 2
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
anthropo
man
audi
auto
bell
biblio
cap
cede
hear
self
war
book
take
go
cide
cise
kill
cut
port
carry
anthropology, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphize, anthropoid,
lycanthrope, misanthrope
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
excise, incisors, incision, circumcise, incisive, precise, concise,
decisive
transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portly, comportment
1. misanthrope
2. intercede
3. incisive
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List 3
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
duct
fer
homo
hyper
hypo
miss
lead
carry
same
over
under
send
pan
pend
photo
spec
all
hang
light
look
conduct, induct, product, reduction, deduction, reproduction
transfer, infer, refer, defer, ferry, conifer, Lucifer, aquifer
homosexuality, homogenize, homonym, homophone, homologous
hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole, hypertension
hypodermic, hypocrite, hypotenuse, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypochondria
dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission, intermission,
promissory
panorama, panoply, pandemic, pantheism, pantheon, pan American
pending, pendulum, pendant, impending, depend, pendulous, suspend
photograph, photometer, photon, photogenic, photosynthesis
spectacles, spectator, specious, respect, inspect, circumspect,
retrospective, speculate, prospect
1. panoply
2. pantheon
3. specious
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List 4
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
bene
dox
matri
good
opinion
mother
micro
small
mono
phon
one
sound
pseudo
tele
vid
viv
false
far
look
life
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
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. benign
2. cacophony
3. vivacious
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List 5 (Romeo and Juliet 1)
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
ambul
carn
walk
flesh
co/co
m/con
corp
together
dom
gress
rule
step
jur
post
swear
after
pot
voc
drink
voice
amble, ambulatory, somnambulism, ambulance, perambulate
carrion, carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnated, carnival, carnation,
carnage
conjure, reconcile, combination, common, contract, confederate,
conjunction, cooperate, coordinating, coauthor
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, vociferous, vocal, sotto voce, vocabulary, convocation,
equivocate, provocative, provoke, invoke, revoke
body
1. reconcile
2. corpulent
3. vociferous
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List 6 (Romeo and Juliet 2)
Stem
Definition
Sample Words
ab
ami
apt
de
away
love
fit
down
dis
away
ex
out
inter
between
mal
pre
bad
before
val
worth
absolve, abnormal, abjure, absent, abroad, abrogate, abrupt, abdicate
amorous, amatory, amateur, amiable, amigo, amity, paramour
apt, adapt, aptitude, maladapted, adaptation, aptly, aptness
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
malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign, malady, malapropism
predicament, prelude, preposition, premonition, premature, predict,
predecessor, predispose
validity, valor, valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent
1. amorous
2. decrepit
3. expunge
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NSHS English Department | Vocabulary Stems | Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes
Stem
polyreultrauni-
Definition
many
again
beyond
one
Suffixes
Stem Definition
-a
plural
-ar
relating to
-be
life
ard
always
ate
cause
cle
small
cracy
government
ess
female
fy
make
i
plural
ician
specialist
ics
art
ine
nature of
ish
like
ism
doctrine
ist
one who
itis
inflammation
ize
make
lent
full of
less
without
logy
science
lys
break down
mania madness
mony condition
ness
quality
nomy law
oid
appearance
osis
condition
ous
full of
sis
condition
tion
act or state
tude
state of
Sample Words
polytechnic, polygamy, polychrome
return, review, retouch, reiterate, retail, revive, regenerate, regurgitate
ultramarine, ultraconservative, ultraviolet
unicycle, universe, united, union, uniform, unison, unique, unicorn
Sample Words
data, phenomena, bacteria, phyla, effluvia, trivia
pulsar, stellar, lunar, solar, secular, columnar, linear, circular
microbe, aerobe, anaerobe
drunkard, coward, braggart, laggard, dullard, sluggard
domesticate, implicate, create, procreate, insinuate, placate, dominate
molecule, corpuscle, follicle, minuscule, ventricle, particle, vesicle
autocracy, democracy, aristocracy, plutocracy, meritocracy
lioness, empress, princess, baroness, seamstress, governess
fortify, rectify, horrify, solidify, reify, transmogrify, sanctify, pacify
bacilli, fungi, nuclei, alumni, magi, octopi, Gemini, homunculi, literati
technician, musician, beautician, physician, statistician, clinician
politics, economics, aesthetics, graphics, ethics, calisthenics
porcine, crystalline, saturnine, canine, ursine, vulpine, bovine
squeamish, greenish, smallish, outlandish, snobbish, ghoulish, mannish
Marxism, capitalism, Imagism, Cubism, nihilism, pluralism, tribalism
artist, somnambulist, anthropologist, solipsist, centrist, atheist, sophist
appendicitis, tonsillitis, bursitis, arthritis, gastroenteritis, colitis
victimize, harmonize, temporize, mobilize, fossilize, polarize, bowdlerize
corpulent, virulent, turbulent, excellent, succulent, insolent, indolent
fruitless, hopeless, motherless, bootless, pointless, hapless, feckless
biology, anthropology, geology, entomology, philology, mythology
hemolysis, electrolysis, electrolyte, analysis, dialysis, lysis
kleptomania, egomania, pyromania, dipsomania, megalomania
matrimony, acrimony, harmony, ceremony, simony, parsimony
softness, politeness, kindness, darkness, vagueness
astronomy, economy, Deuteronomy, taxonomy, heteronomy, nomothetic
android, anthropoid, asteroid, adenoid, xyloid, haploid
neurosis, psychosis, ichthyosis, erythroblastosis, thrombosis, meiosis
luminous, glorious, loquacious, vivacious, garrulous, anomalous, zealous
arteriosclerosis, osmosis, mitosis, meiosis, catharsis, symbiosis
completion, reaction, devastation, production, creation, transition
pulchritude, multitude, solitude, turpitude, rectitude, aptitude, similitude
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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. BOISTEROUS
Definititon:
Sentence:
2. INSOLENT
Definititon:
Sentence:
3. GLOAT
Definititon:
Sentence:
4. ABUNDANCE
Definititon:
Sentence:
5. MALICIOUS
Definititon:
Sentence:
[FROM AN EARLIER WORDLIST] BONUS: SULLEN
Definititon:
Sentence:
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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: History—Mesopotamia or Ancient Greece; Gilgamesh; fall activities
1. CIRCUMVENT
Definition:
Sentence:
2. EQUIVOCATE
Definition:
Sentence:
3. NEOPHYTE
Definition:
Sentence:
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