From Course Literature and Freshman Stems Lists

Freshman English 212 Name: 2015-2016 VOCABULARY LISTS

from Course Literature and Freshman Stems Lists

Of Mice and Men WordList A

1.  MOTTLED …and sycamores with mottled, white…limbs and branches that arch over the pool (1).

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2.  IMPERIOUS

a.  George’s hand remained outstretched imperiously…George snapped his fingers sharply, and at the sound Lennie laid the mouse in his hand (9).

b.  (from The House of the Scorpion) Inside he was quaking with fear, but outside he gave the Keeper as cold and imperious a look as El Patron had ever mustered to terrify an underling (302).

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3.  MOROSE He fell morosely silent (23).

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4.  PUGNACIOUS His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious. Lennie squirmed under the look and shifted his feet nervously (25).

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5.  DEROGATORY The old man was reassured. He had drawn a derogatory statement from George. He felt safe now, and he spoke more confidently (27-28).

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Of Mice and Men WordList B

1.  COMPLACENT “…that big bastard there can put up more grain alone than most pairs can.”

a.  Lennie…smiled complacently at the compliment (34).

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2.  HOOSEGOW These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow (56).

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3.  ALOOF The room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man (67).

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4.  SULLEN Candy repeated sullenly, “Got it caught in the machine” (78).

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5.  BELLIGERENT Now Lennie retorted belligerently, “He ain’t neither. George won’t do nothing like that” (102).

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The Odyssey WordList

BOOK 10

1.  ABUNDANT

a.  And they arll sit with their father and mother / Continually feasting on abundant good cheer (141).

b.  …Feasting on abundant meat and sweet wine (154)

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2.  MALICIOUS All malicious nonsense, but it won out in the end, / And they opened the bag (142)

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BOOK 12

3.  INSOLENT

a.  …Punish Odysseus’ companions, who have insolently / Killed the cattle I took delight in seeing…(189)

b.  …And keep company with these insolent hangers-on (248)

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BOOK 17

4.  BOISTEROUS When the song came to an end, and the suitors / Began to be noisy and boisterous…(267)

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BOOK 22

5.  GLOAT It is unholy to gloat over the slain (349).

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Romeo and Juliet WordList

1.  KINSMAN

(from “Characters in the Play”)

benvolio, their kinsman (to the Montagues)

tybalt, kinsman to the Capulets

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2.  TRUDGE Go, sirrah, trudge about

Through fair Verona, find those persons out

Whose names are written there, and to them say

My house and welcome on their pleasure stay. (1.2.35-39)

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3.  DOTE

ROMEO: Thou chid’st me oft for loving Rosaline.

FRIAR LAWRENCE: For doting, not for loving, pupil mine. (2.3.86-87)

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4.  DEXTERITY …and with the other sends / It back to Tybalt, whose dexterity / Retorts it (Benvolio to the Prince, 3.1.170-72).

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5.  LAMENT …modern lamentation might have moved (Juliet to Nurse, 3.2.131).

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6.  WOO These times of woe afford no times to woo (Paris to Capulet, 3.4.8).

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7.  JOCUND Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops (Romeo to Juliet, 3.5.9-10).

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NSHS English Department | Vocabulary Stems Curriculum

Lists for 9th Grade / Lists for 10th Grade / Lists for 11th Grade
1-6 (60 stems) / 7-12 (90 stems) / 13-18 (120 stems)

List 1

Stem / Definition / Sample Words
anti / against / anti-aircraft, antibody, anticlimax, antithesis, antihero, antagonist
circum / around / circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent, circumlocution, circumcise, circus
equi / equal / equitable, equilateral, equivocate, equinox, equation, equilibrium
extra / beyond / extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extravagant, extrovert, extraneous, extrapolate, extradite
intra / within / intracellular, intravenous, intrastate, intramural
intro / into / introduce, introspective, introvert
mis / bad / misfit, mistake, misfortune, misfire, misery, miser, misdeed, misguided
neo / new / neologism, neophyte, neon, neoclassic, neonatal
scrib / write / scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe
sym / syn / together / sympathy, symbol, symphony, synchronize, synonym, synopsis, syntax

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List 2

Stem / Definition / Sample Words
anthropo / man / anthropology, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphize, anthropoid, lycanthrope, misanthrope
audi / hear / audio, audiophile, audience, audition, auditory, audit
auto / self / autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic, automaton, autocracy
bell / war / bellicose, belligerent, bellow, rebel, casus belli
biblio / book / bibliography, bibliophile, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia
cap / take / capture, captive, captor, captious, captivate, captivity, caption, capsule
cede / go / recede, precede, antecedent, proceed, secede, concede, intercede, succeed
cide / kill / herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide, fratricide
cise / cut / excise, incisors, incision, circumcise, incisive, precise, concise, decisive
port / carry / transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portly, comportment

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List 3

Stem / Definition / Sample Words
duct / lead / conduct, induct, product, reduction, deduction, reproduction
fer / carry / transfer, infer, refer, defer, ferry, conifer, Lucifer, aquifer
homo / same / homosexuality, homogenize, homonym, homophone, homologous
hyper / over / hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole, hypertension
hypo / under / hypodermic, hypocrite, hypotenuse, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypochondria
miss / send / dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission, intermission, promissory
pan / all / panorama, panoply, pandemic, pantheism, pantheon, pan American
pend / hang / pending, pendulum, pendant, impending, depend, pendulous, suspend
photo / light / photograph, photometer, photon, photogenic, photosynthesis
spec / look / spectacles, spectator, specious, respect, inspect, circumspect, retrospective, speculate, prospect

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List 4

Stem / Definition / Sample Words
bene / good / benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benediction, benefactor, benign
dox / opinion / orthodox, heterodox, doxology, doctrine, indoctrinate, paradox, doctrinaire
matri / mother / matricide, matron, matriarch, matriarchy, matrimony, metropolis, matrilineal
micro / small / microscope, microwave, microphone, microcosm, microbe, microeconomics
mono / one / monotonous, monocular, monogamous, monolithic, monotone
phon / sound / symphony, telephone, phonetic, phonograph, euphony, cacophony, phonics
pseudo / false / pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudomorphic, pseudoscience
tele / far / telescope, telephone, telekinesis, telepathy, teleology, television
vid / look / video, invidious, evidence, evident, provide
viv / life / vivid, vivisection, vivacious, convivial, bon vivant, viva, revive

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List 5 (Romeo and Juliet 1)

Stem / Definition / Sample Words
ambul / walk / amble, ambulatory, somnambulism, ambulance, perambulate
carn / flesh / carrion, carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnated, carnival, carnation, carnage
co/com/con / together / conjure, reconcile, combination, common, contract, confederate, conjunction, cooperate, coordinating, coauthor
corp / body / incorporate, corps, corpulent, corporation, corporeal, corporal, corpse, corpuscle
dom / rule / predominant, dominate, dominion, domineering, subdominant, domain
gress / step / transgression, congress, egress, digress, aggression, regress, progress, ingress
jur / swear / perjury, abjure, adjure, perjure, jury, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist
post / after / posterity, postgraduate, posthumous, postscript, posterior, post meridiem, postpone
pot / drink / potion, potable, potation, compote, symposium
voc / voice / invocation, vociferously, vocal, sotto voce, vocabulary, convocation, equivocate, provocative, provoke, invoke, revoke

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List 6 (Romeo and Juliet 2)

Stem / Definition / Sample Words
ab / away / absolve, abnormal, abjure, absent, abroad, abrogate, abrupt, abdicate
ami / love / amorous, amatory, amateur, amiable, amigo, amity, paramour
apt / fit / apt, adapt, aptitude, maladapted, adaptation, aptly, aptness
de / down / denote, deposit, descent, despicable, denounce, deduct, demolish, decrepit, deplete
dis / away / dismal, distract, distort, dispute, dissonant, disperse, dismiss, dissuade, disprove
ex / out / exile, inexorable, exit, except, excise, exculpate, exorbitant, expunge, expound, expose, exhume, expire, export, exude, expel
inter / between / intercession, international, interdepartmental, intermission, interject, interlude, interstate, internet, interpolate
mal / bad / malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malign, malady, malapropism
pre / before / predicament, prelude, preposition, premonition, premature, predict, predecessor, predispose
val / worth / validity, valor, valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent

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EXAMPLE WordList QUIZ (10 pts.): Odyssey Wordlist QUIZ

Sentence Topics: Write about cold weather; watching sports on TV (the Patriots in their playoff game); life at fifteen years old; walking in the woods.

1.  BELLIGERENT

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5.  RESOLUTE (from the Gilgamesh/Odyssey Wordlist Quiz)

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BONUS (also from an earlier wordlist): ARDUOUS

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EXAMPLE STEMS LIST QUIZ (10 pts.): Vocab Stems Quiz, Unit 1

Part One: Stems Identification. Please write the correct definition for each of the following stems in the space provided.

1. intra:______

2. anti:______

3. extra:______

4. neo:______

5. circum:______

6. syn/sym:______

7. intro:______

8. scrib:______

9. equi:______

10. mis:______

Part Two: Sentence Writing. Write the definition of the following words and use them in a sentence.

Sentence topics: Life at school; Of Mice and Men; Islam; TV/Movies

1.  SYNCHRONIZE

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2.  MISER

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3.  NEOPHYTE

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BONUSes (from an earlier lists):

cide:______biblio:______

JOCUND:

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