Caesar's English 15 Word Stems

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Transcript of Caesar's English 15 Word Stems

Caesar’s English

Lesson 15

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culprit

culprit

O The culprit was to blame for the robbery.

O Culpable, exculpate, inculpate

culp = blameculprit

O The culprit was to blame for the robbery.

O Culpable, exculpate, inculpate

pugilist

pugilist

O The pugilist likes to fight with his hands.

O Pugnacious, repugnant, impugn

pugn = fightpugilist

O The pugilist likes to fight with his hands.

O Pugnacious, repugnant, impugn

urban

urban

O He didn’t want to live in the country, he

wanted to live in an urban environment.

O Suburbs, urbanite, urbanism, urbanologist

urb = cityurban

O He didn’t want to live in the country, he

wanted to live in an urban environment.

O Suburbs, urbanite, urbanism, urbanologist

roman numeral

roman numeral

O II is the roman numeral for 2.

O Numerous, numerology, enumerate

numer = numberroman numeral

O II is the roman numeral for 2.

O Numerous, numerology, enumerate

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acrid

acrid

O The skunk gave off an acrid smell.

O Acerbity, acrimony, acerate

acr = sharpacrid

O The skunk gave off an acrid smell.

O Acerbity, acrimony, acerate

OCulp sharp

OPugn city

OUrb number

ONumer blame

OAcr fight

OCulp

OPugn

OUrb

ONumer

OAcr

Dormitory

Dormitory

O The students slept in the dormitory.

O Dormant, dormancy, dormer, dormitive

dorm = sleepDormitory

O The students slept in the dormitory.

O Dormant, dormancy, dormer, dormitive

projector

projector

O The projector throws the picture onto the

wall.

O Dejected, interjection, eject, reject, inject,

subject

ject = throwprojector

O The projector throws the picture onto the

wall.

O Dejected, interjection, eject, reject, inject,

subject

magnificent

magnificent

O The diamond looked magnificent.

O Magnate, magnanimous

magn = greatmagnificent

O The diamond looked magnificent.

O Magnate, magnanimous

verdict

verdict

O The judge determined the truth and then

handed down the verdict.

O Verify, veracity, veritable

ver = trueverdict

O The judge determined the truth and then

handed down the verdict.

O Verify, veracity, veritable

computer

computer

O The computer will think for me.

O Impute, dispute, reputation, disreputable

put = thinkcomputer

O The computer will think for me.

O Impute, dispute, reputation, disreputable

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OJect think

ODorm great

OMagn true

OVer throw

OPut sleep

OJect

ODorm

OMagn

OVer

OPut