caesar's english 15 word stems
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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