The Word Within the Word

Stem Lesson 6

Part 2 (stems 141-150)

141. luc

meaning: light

Sentence example:Your lucid remarks greatly clarified

the confusing issue.

Clue Words:lucid, translucent, lucidity, Lucifer,

elucidate, lucent

Translucent

• Semitransparent, allows some light to pass through

142. rupt

meaning: break

Sentence example:The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius

disrupted our celebration.

Clue Words:erupt, disrupt, rupture, corrupt, abrupt,

incorruptible

Clue Words:erupt, disrupt, rupture, corrupt, abrupt,

incorruptible

Clue Words:erupt, disrupt, rupture, corrupt, abrupt,

incorruptible

Rupture

• The act of breaking or bursting

143. grat

meaning: pleasing

Sentence example:The grateful man was certainly no ingrate; he thanked us profusely.

Clue Words:gratifying, gratitude, ingrate, grateful,

gratuitous, ingratiate

Ingratiate

• To establish in the good graces of others

144. medi

meaning: middle

Sentence example:It was a mediocre speech, neither

excellent nor poor.

Clue Words:median, mediate, medium, mediocre,

Mediterranean, in medias res

Mediocre

• Of only moderate or ordinary quality

145. soph

meaning: wisdom

Sentence example:The sophomore’s immature

philosophy was unsophisticated and sophomoric.

Clue Words:sophomore, sophisticated, sophist,

philosophy, theosophy

Sophist

• Of a class or professional teachers from ancient Greece

146. curr

meaning: run

Sentence example:His wandering remarks on current

affairs were too discursive to endure.

Clue Words:current, undercurrent, currently, recurrent,

currency, incur

Current

• A large flow of water within a body of water

147. tempor

meaning: time

Sentence example:Is human life temporal or eternal?

Clue Words:temporal, contemporary, temporize,

temporarily, tempus fugit

Temporal

• Of or pertaining to time

148. migr

meaning: wander

Sentence example:Do migratory species think about

their distant destinations?

Clue Words:migrate, transmigration, migrant, migratory,

emigrant, immigrant

149. trans

meaning: across

Sentence example:The translucent material allowed us to see the events on the other side.

Clue Words:transfer, translate, transmit, transfusion,

translucent, transcend

Translate

• To convert from one language to another

150. gamy

meaning: marriage

Sentence example:Is the crime of bigamy a variation of monogamy or a form of polygamy?

Clue Words:monogamy, polygamy, bigamy, gamete,

autogamous, exogamy