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 |