caesar's english 11 word stems
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gratifying
• The girl thought texting was a gratifying way to communicate with her
friends.
• Gratification, ingratiate, gratuitous. Ingrate, grateful
Grat = pleasing
gratifying
• The girl thought texting was a gratifying way to communicate with her
friends.
• Gratification, ingratiate, gratuitous. Ingrate, grateful
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current
• Electrical current runs through an outlet.
Recur, incur, currently, currency, undercurrent
Curr = run
current
• Electrical current runs through an outlet.
Recur, incur, currently, currency, undercurrent
transmit
• The tower transmitted the signal across the state.
• Transfer, transfusion, transcend, translate, transatlantic
trans = across
transmit
• The tower transmitted the signal across the state.
• Transfer, transfusion, transcend, translate, transatlantic
migrate
• Many birds migrate south for the winter.
• Migratory, transmigration, emigrant, immigrant, migrant
Migr = wander
migrate
• Many birds migrate south for the winter.
• Migratory, transmigration, emigrant, immigrant, migrant
erupt
The top of the volcano erupted.
Abrupt, corrupt, disrupt, rupture
rupt = break
erupt
The top of the volcano erupted.
Abrupt, corrupt, disrupt, rupture
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exit
Take the exit out of the building.
Except, exculpate, excise, extinguisher
Ex = out
exit
Take the exit out of the building.
Except, exculpate, excise, extinguisher
return
• The shop owner will return again at 2:00.
• Reiterate, revive, regurgitate, review, retest,
retouch, retail, regenerate
re = again
return
• The shop owner will return again at 2:00.
• Reiterate, revive, regurgitate, review, retest,
retouch, retail, regenerate
spectacles
• The man used his spectacles to look at the
painting.
• Specter, spectrum, specious, respect, inspect
Spec = look
spectacles
• The man used his spectacles to look at the
painting.
• Specter, spectrum, specious, respect, inspect
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pendant
The pendant hangs around the
winner’s neck.
Pending, depend, impending, suspend
pend = hang
pendant
The pendant hangs around the
winner’s neck.
Pending, depend, impending, suspend
omnivores
• Bears are omnivores because they eat plants
and animals.
• Omnipotent, omniscient, omnibus, omnipresent
omni = all
omnivores
• Bears are omnivores because they eat plants
and animals.
• Omnipotent, omniscient, omnibus, omnipresent