Caesar's English
Lesson One
stem meaning modern examples
bi two bicycle, biped, bilateral
sub under submarine, submerge, subtract
de down descend, deposit, deduce
pre before predict, prepare, prelude
super over supervise, superior, superb
Lesson Two
stem meaning modern examples
un not unequal, unable, undone
inter between international, interstellar, interject
semi half semicircle, semiformal, semiannual
dis away dismiss, distract
sym together symphony, sympathy, symmetry
Lesson Three
stem meaning modern examples
circum around circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent
mal bad malevolent, malady, malicious
post after posthumous, postscript, posterity
equi equal equilateral, equivocate, equilibrium
ante before antebellum, antecedent, anterior
Lesson Four
stem meaning modern examples
aqua water aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium
audi hear auditory, audience, audiophile
scrib write scribe, inscribe, describe
cede go recede, precede, secede
cise cut excise, incisive, incisors
Lesson Five
stem meaning modern examples
cred believe incredulous, credo, credible
miss send missive, remiss, emission
cide kill regicide, homicide, fratricide
dict say edict, malediction, contradict
bell war rebellion, bellicose, belligerent
Lesson Six
stem meaning modern examples
spec look specter, specious, spectrum
pend hang pending, impending, depend
omni all omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient
re again reiterate, regurgitate, revive
ex out exculpate, exorbitant, except
Lesson Seven
stem meaning modern examples
bene good benefit, benediction, benefactor
son sound sonorous, dissonance, sonnet
nov new novice, nova, innovation
sangui blood sanguine, sanguinary, consanguinity
cogn know cognizance, incognito, cognoscenti
Lesson Eight
stem meaning modern examples
ject throw dejection, interject, conjecture
dorm sleep dormant, dormitory, dormer
magn great magnate, magnificent, magnanimous
ver true verify, veracity, verdict
put think dispute, putative, reputation
Lesson Nine
stem meaning modern examples
archy government monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy
bio life biology, biography, biomorphic
auto self autograph, autocracy, autobiography
chron time chronic, chronological, synchronize
dec ten decade, decimal, decimate
Lesson Ten
stem meaning modern examples
geo earth geography, geology, geometry
scope look telescope, microscope, periscope
anti against antiaircraft, anticlimax, antithesis
intro into introduce, introspective, introvert
neo new neon, neolithic, neophyte