Complete Stem Listing

I'm playing in a one-dayer this Sunday in Philly. In trying to learn words I find it best to create my own stems and mnemonic rather than use a book. I study about 45 minutes a night 4 or 5 times a week when I'm at the gym on the elliptic machine. It's a good system I learn new words, and get in shape without cutting into my research time. Below is a complete list of my stems.

STEMS

Class 1: (Those letters which don’t complete a bingo)
1. TISANE (JQY)
2. STREEL (QUEERED JEER) Remember the double Es
3. EARING (QUIX JOKY) An earring might be quixotic and joky
4. EATERS (YE, JEE, VEE, ZEE, QEE) Think Ye Olde Eatery
5. ALIENS (JANE Z’S QI) Jane the alien from planet Z has Qi

Class 2: (Those letters which, along with JQXYZ, don’t complete a bingo)
6. SATIRE (JOUK) Satire is a joke
7. RETAIN (BOVA) Bovines need many stomachs to retain their food
8. INTERS (RIB) A rib is inter-body
9. ANTERS (F) Remember Fanta
10. SAINER (BEAU W) Pitcher Johnny Sain was a beau who often got the W

Class 3: (Those letters which do complete a bingo)
a) Mnemonics require an explanation
11. ANTLER (EVENING HICCUPS) Deers hiccup at night
12. ATONER (BUG CHUMPS) Atoners are chumps you should bug
13. ENTAIL (REEKS OF GRUMPS) Such an odor would entail many grumps
14. TAIDER (PHAT GRAVY BALKS, MAN) Notice DIETARY and think phat gravy
15. TORIES (BUNCH OF OLD GRUMPS) The Tories were a bunch of old grumps
16. ROTINE (UNPLUG CUBS JUT) See ROUTINE and remember the only vowel is U
17. RUTINE (BRAVES GOT MAD) Linked to the one above via Cubs/Braves NL
18. RETIEN (HIKING CREATURES) Hiking Creatures retie their shoes n draw stings
19. SEINER (WET PHLEGM EFFECTED THE VEXERS) Seiners get wet and then are vexed
20. NEATER (VI’S SKIRT GLITCH) Once Vi fixes her skirt glitch it’ll look neater
21. RETUNE (VIDS) After retuning your instrument you can make music vids
22. SAILER (AHAB MATCHED A GRAVE LEAN JAWS) Ahab = sailer
24. GREENS (MAY DIET) One eats a lot of salad in May
25. GINGER (MY SLAVE) Offensive, but effective mnemonic if you anagram ginger
26. SENATE (HILL DRIPT JIM’S ICING) Hill Clinton dript Jim Bunning’s icing
27. DERAIL (VESTRY POLICE GRABS YOU) They grab and derail you
28. RATLIN (YEHS) Steps on a rope ladder, yeh!
29. LEANER (DWI: BIG TWITS TIP CRIBS) Drunk = leaner that tip their cribs (cars)
30. LEADER (BIGWIG MIXT VINY FBI PICS) Leader = bigwig
31. RETAIL (SELLS DUMP TRUCKS BY THE BUNCH) Dump truck retailers
32. TRAILS (MAYBE COUNT ME OUT) I don’t like hiking on trails
33. AROINT (WUD COPS, BUGS JOB) Crazy cops and bugs drive people away
34. RELINE (GOOD CAB VACS) To reline a cab you need a good vac
35. OSATIRE (DUN JUT RUM VUM) See OUTRAISE, the only vowel is U
36. ERATION (TZARS HAD CAB PLAN) See NOTARIZE and remember Z
b) Mnemonics require no explanation
37. RATING (ASSESSMENT FOR CINEMATIC KINDS AND POWERS)
38. ANGERS (BLOOD BOILED WITH GRIM IRE)
39. TRAINS (GOT ‘EM A CHOO-CHOO THAT BEEPS A SQUEAL)
40. NAILER (MOSTLY OPTS TO GIVE CHICKS SEX)
41. SENILE (LOOPY OLD COOTS FORGOT)
42. SENIOR (WOW JUD, HIGH SCHOOL IS ALMOST THROUGH – IT’S VAPOR)

Class 4: (Letters that do complete a bingo. Stems take no vowels.)
43. GARIES (LV MNS WGHTS) Gary and Gary are love men with some weights
44. RETONE (FNSHD) Only after re-toning are you finished