Caesar’s English Latin Stems stem meaning modern examples Lesson #1 Caesar’s English Latin Stems 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 Analogy TALL : GIANT: a. tire : car b. window : mountain c. high : mountain d. red : sunset DESCEND : ASCEND a. bicycle : tricycle b. submerge : emerge c. man : superman d. school : preschool

Caesar’s English Lesson 2 countenance: facial expression profound: deep manifest: obvious prodigious: huge languor: weakness Analogy MANIFEST : OBSERVABLE :: a. acute : pain b. odious : lovable c. languor : weakness d. condescend : admire WISDOM : PROFOUND :: a. acute : blunt b. prodigious : microscopic c. countenance : expression d. languor : weak

Caesar’s Synonyms Countenance: visage, expression, look, presence, air, appearance Profound: deep, far-reaching, absolute, thorough, penetrating, wise, sagacious Manifest: obvious, apparent, illustrate, typify, evident, noticeable, unmistakable Languor: dreaminess, laziness, stillness, inaction, stupor, drowsiness, sluggishness Caesar’s Spanish Latin Spanish English profundus profundo profound manifestus manifesto manifest prodigiousus prodigioso prodigious languidus languido languid

Caesar’s English Latin Stems stem meaning modern examples Lesson #3 Latin Stems stem meaning modern examples un (not) unequal, unable, undone inter (between) international, interstellar, interject semi (half) semicircle, semiformal, semiannual dis (away) dismiss, distract, distort sym (together) symphony, sympathy, symmetry Analogy INTERSTELLAR : STARS :: a. semicircle : circle b. dismiss : convene c. air : marbles d. unequal : equal

Caesar’s English Lesson 4 serene: calm acute: sharp grotesque: distorted condescend: to patronize odious: hateful Analogy SERENE : AGITATED :: a. loud : quiet b. profound : deep c. odious : mask d. countenance : strange

Caesar’s English Latin Stems stem meaning modern examples Lesson #5 Caesar’s English Latin Stems 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 Analogy CIRCUMNAVIGATE : SHIP :: a. postscript : letter b. antebellum : war c. orbit : satellite d. equivocate : speaker

Caesar’s English exquisite: beautifully made clamor: outcry Lesson #6 exquisite: beautifully made clamor: outcry sublime: lofty tremulous: quivering allude: indirectly refer to Analogy SUBLIME : PEDESTRIAN :: a. amiable : peevish b. clamor : hubbub c. perplex : mystery d. clamor : riot TREMULOUS : FEAR :: a. clamorous : anger b. incredulous : gullible c. sublime : noble d. amiable : person

Caesar’s English Latin Stems stem meaning modern examples Lesson #7 Caesar’s English Latin Stems 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 Analogy SCRIBE : WRITES:: a. audience : hears b. audiophile : stereo c. incisive : speech d. aquarium : fish

Caesar’s English placid: calm singular: unique amiable: friendly Lesson #8 placid: calm singular: unique amiable: friendly incredulous: skeptical perplex: confuse Analogy MIRICALE : INCREDULOUS :: a. placid : serene b. singular : common c. mystery : perplexed d. allude : refer

Caesar’s English Latin Stems stem meaning modern examples Lesson #9 Caesar’s English Latin Stems 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 Analogy REGICIDE : HOMICIDE :: a. missive : communication b. incredulous : gullible c. friendly : furious d. malediction : blessing

Caesar’s English melancholy: sadness visage: face venerate: to respect Lesson #10 melancholy: sadness visage: face venerate: to respect abate: to lessen repose: resting Analogy MELANCHOLY : VISAGE :: a. repose : rest b. traverse : space c. abate : increase d. vivid : color STORM : ABATE :: a. fear : diminish b. traverse : cross c. visage : handsome d. melancholy : dejected