Caesar's English 11 Word Stems

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Lesson 11

gratifying

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

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

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

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

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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Match

•Grat run

•Curr across

•Trans wander

•Migr break

•Rupt pleasing

exit extinguisher

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

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

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

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

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

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•Spec hang

•Pend again

•Omni out

•Re look

•Ex all

Match

• Spec break

• Pend again

• Omni across

• Re pleasing

• Ex run

• Grat all

• Curr out

• Trans wander

• Migr hang

• Rupt look