Sample lecture Course syllabus
se, sec, sect : apart, without, cut
section (a cut up part)
sect (a group that has separated from an established belief)
sectarian (rigidly following the doctrines of a sect)
secede (to formally break away from a nation)
seclude (to keep away from)
serum (a liquid isolated out of another)
dissect (to cut apart piece by piece)
intersection (the place or point where two things cross each other)
bisect (to cut into two equal parts)
consecutive (following continuously)
sed, sid, sess : sit
reside (have one's permanent home in a particular place)
sediment (the material that settles to the bottom of a liquid)
preside (to be in the position of authority in a meeting)
semble : similar, together
dissemble (to conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs)
resemble (to have similar qualities)
semblance (the outward appearance)
assemble (to put together)
ensemble (a group of musicians playing together)
semi : half, partial
semiannual (every half year)
semicircle (half a circle)
seni : old
senile (showing weakenss of old age)
seniority (a privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher rank)
senescent (becoming old with age, cell’s losing power of division and growth)
sens : experience
insensate (lacking sympathy or compassion; unfeeling)
sentient (living, conscious, aware)
sensible (reasonable, pragmatic, prudent)
sensitive (easily damaged, injured or upset)
sensual (sexy, erotic, seductive, hedonistic)
sept : seven
September (the seventh month in the Roman calendar)
septet (a group of seven musicians)
septuagenarian (a person in his or her seventies)
sequi : follow
consequence (the result or outcome of something else)
sequence (an order in which related events follow each other)
sequential (forming a sequence)
serpen : crawling
serpent (a large snake)
serpentine (move or lie in a winding path or line)
serv : save, keep
conserve (to save or keep something safe)
preserve (to save something)
sinist : left
sinister (threatening, ominous, foreboding, baleful)
sinistral (of or on the left side or the left hand)
sinu : wind, bend
insinuate (to suggest or hint, imply)
sinuate (having a wavy or sinuous margin (a sinuate-lobed leaf))
sinuous (having many curves, winding, serpentine (sinuous river))
sist : stand
assistance (the act of helping, the provision of money to help someone)
desist (to abstain, refrain, stop, hold back)
insistent (adamant, determined, unyielding, tenacious, persistent)
resistant (waterproof, impenetrable, repellent of)
sol : alone
desolate (lonely, dismal, gloomy)
solitary (done alone, by yourself)
solo (a performance done by one person)
sol : sun
solar (involving the sun)
parasol (umbrella protecting from the sun)
solu, solv : loosen
absolve (to declare someone free from blame, exonerate, exculpate)
dissolve (to melt and disappear)
resolve (to decide firmly on a course of action; to find solution)
soluble (able to be dissolved, especially in water)
solvent (able to pay one's debts, debt-free)
somn, sopo : sleep
insomnia (inability to fall asleep)
somniloquy (talking in your sleep)
somnolent (feeling sleepy)
somniferous (tending to induce sleep; soporific)
soporific (sleepy or drowsy, boring)
son : sound
consonant (a speech sound)
sonorous (producing loud, full, rich sounds)
supersonic (faster than sound)
resonance (reverberating sound; the ability to evoke emotions)
unison (as one voice)