Transcript Lesson 6 (141-150) updated

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