Vocabulary Unit 6B

Stems, Definitions, and Association Words

se (apart)

segregate (v.): to separate a group from the whole based on race, religion, ethnicity, etc.

trib (pay)

retribution (n.): punishment; repayment for wrong doing

dign (worthy)

indignation (n.): anger at unfairness

luc (light)

lucid (adj.): rational; mentally clear

rupt (break)

abrupt (adj.): sudden

grat (pleasing)

ingratiate (v.): to establish oneself in the good graces of another

medi (middle)

mediocre (adj.): average

soph (wisdom)

sophisticated (adj.): advanced; knowledgeable and cultured

curr (run)

recurrent (adj.): happening repeatedly

tempor (time)

temporal (adj.): brief

migr (wander)

migrate (v.): move from place to place

trans (across)

translate (v.): turn words into different language; interpret

gamy (marriage)

bigamy (n.): crime of being simultaneously married to multiple people