The Word Within the Word
Stem Lesson 4
Part 1 (stems 76-90)
76. morph
meaning: shape
Sentence example:The magic crystal dissolved into a
lumpy, amorphous mass.
Clue Words:amorphous, morphology, polymorph,
protomorphic, Morpheus
Amorphous
• Shapeless
77. vest
meaning: clothes
Sentence example:The silk vestments were hanging on
pegs.
Clue Words:vestry, vestment, vest, divest
Vestment
• An official or ceremonial robe
78. bene
meaning: good
Sentence example:He never knew the name of his
generous benefactor.
Clue Words:benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benediction,
benefactor, benign
Benevolent
• kind
79. pond
meaning: weight
Sentence example:The ponderous burden was nearly
impossible to lift.
Clue Words:ponderous, ponder, pound, imponderable,
compound
Imponderable
• Unable to be understood
80. corp
meaning: body
Sentence example:His corpulent body was result of his
love of sweets.
Clue Words:corpulent, corporation, corporeal, corporal,
corpse
Corporeal
• Real, tangible
81. dorm
meaning: sleep
Sentence example:The evil creature lay harmlessly
dormant for centuries.
Clue Words:dormitory, dormant, dormer, dormancy
Dormant
• Inactive, asleep
82. pater
meaning: father
Sentence example:There was an annual birthday party
for the family patriarch.
Clue Words:paternalistic, patronize, paternity, patriarch,
expatriate
Patronize
• To talk down to someone
83. nov
meaning: new
Sentence example:The recently invented laser toothbrush is a novel idea.
Clue Words:novel, nova, novice, innovation, renovate
Novice
• A beginner
84. punct
meaning: point
Sentence example:Her punctilious attention to small
details was impressive.
Clue Words:punctuate, punctilious, puncture, punctual,
acupuncture
Puncture
• To pierce
85. ject
meaning: throw
Sentence example:He felt miserably dejected when the
expedition left without him.
Clue Words:eject, reject, conjecture, dejected, inject,
subject, projection, interject
Interject
• To interrupt
86. tion
meaning: act or state
Sentence example:The devastation intensified our need
for creation.
Clue Words:completion, reaction, devastation,
production, creation, transition
Devastation
• Completely destroyed
87. loco
meaning: place
Sentence example:Self-motivated people have an
internal locus of control.
Clue Words:locomotive, location, local, locus, relocate,
dislocate, localize, locomotion
Locomotion
• The act of moving from one place to another
88. dox
meaning: opinion
Sentence example:The many-cultured United States is a
heterodox nation.
Clue Words:orthodox, heterodox, indoctrinate, paradox
Paradox
• A statement that seems contradictory but is true
89. amphi
meaning: both
Sentence example:The Martian amphibians emerging
from the water had gray, impenetrable skins.
Clue Words:amphibious, amphitheater, amphibian
Amphibian
• An animal that lives on water and land
90. magn
meaning: great
Sentence example:His magnanimous victory speech
was inspiring in its generosity.
Clue Words:Magna Carta, magnanimous, magnate,
magnificent, magnum opus
Magnanimous
• Generous with forgiveness, not petty