Common Stem Word Part List
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Stem | Meaning | Example |
ag, ac | do | agenda, action |
agri | farm | agriculture |
aqua | water | aquatic |
auto | self | automatic |
biblio | book | bibliography |
bio | life | biography |
cad, cas | fall | cadence, casual |
cap, cep, cept | take | captive, accept |
capit | head | capital |
ced, cede, ceed, cess | go | intercede |
celer | speed | accelerate |
chrom | color | monochromatic |
chron | time | chronological |
cide, cis | cut | incision |
clude, clud, clus | close, close in | include, cluster |
cog, cogn | knowledge of | recognize |
cur, curs | run | incur, recur |
ded | give | dedicate |
dent, dont | tooth | dental |
duce, duct | lead | induce, deduct |
fact, feet, fict | make, do | perfect, fiction |
fer, late | carry | refer, dilate |
flect, flex | bend, turn | reflect |
fring, fract | break | infringe, refract |
graph, gram | picture, writing | graphic, telegram |
greg | group, gather | gregarious |
gress, grad | move | progress, degrade |
hydr | water | hydrate |
ject | throw | inject |
jud | right | judicial |
junct | join | conjunction |
juris | law, justice | jurist |
lect, leg | read, choose | collect |
logue | speech, speaking | dialogue |
logy | study of | psychology |
loq, loc | speak | elocution |
lude, lus | play, perform | elude |
manu | by hand | manuscript |
mand | order | remand |
mar | sea | maritime |
med | middle | intermediate |
ment, mem | mind, memory | mention |
meter | measure | thermometer |
micro | small | microscope |
min | lessen | miniature |
mis, miss, mit | send | remit, dismiss |
mot, mov | move | remote, remove |
mute | change | commute |
naut | sailor, sail | nautical |
nounce, nunci | declare, state | announce, enunciate |
ped, pod | foot | pedal |
pel, pulse | drive, push | dispel, impulse |
pend, pense | hang, way | depend, dispense |
plac | please | placate |
plic | fold | implicate |
port | carry | portable |
pose, pone | put, place | depose, component |
reg, rect | rule | regulate, direct |
rupt | break | disruption |
scend, scent | move | ascent |
scribe, script | write | describe |
sec, sect | cut | bisect |
sed | remain | sedentary |
sert | state, place | insert |
serve | keep, save | preserve |
sist | stand, set | insist |
spect | look | inspect |
spire, spirat | breath, breathe | perspire |
strict | tighten | restrict |
tain | hold | detain |
term | end | terminate |
tort | twist | distort |
tract | draw, drag | detract |
vene, vent | come | intervene, invent |
vict | overcome, conquer | evict |
volve, volu | roll, turn | evolve, evolution |