The Word Within the Word • List #1
The Word Within the Word • List #1
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|ante |before |anterior - situated before or toward the front |Latin |
|anti |against |antiaircraft - designed for or concerned with |Greek |
| | |defense against air attack | |
|bi |two |bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels |Latin |
|circum |around |circumspect – cautious; the cautious person |Latin |
| | |looks around for signs of danger | |
|com |together |combination - an act of combining two or more |Latin |
| | |things together | |
|con |together |contract - a binding agreement between two or |Latin |
| | |more persons (brings together) | |
The Word Within the Word • List #2
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|de |down |descent - a step downward |Latin |
|dis |away |distract - to turn away or divert |Latin |
|equi |equal |equitable - dealing fairly and equally with all|Latin |
| | |concerned | |
|extra |beyond |extraordinary - going beyond what is usual |Latin |
|inter |between |international - relating to, affecting, or |Latin |
| | |between two or more nations | |
|intra |within |intracellular - being or occurring within a |Latin |
| | |cell | |
The Word Within the Word • List #3
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|intro |into |introduce – to put in |Latin |
|mal |bad |malady - a disease or disorder of the body or |Latin |
| | |mind; bad health | |
|mis |bad |mistake -to understand wrongly; to estimate |Greek |
| | |badly | |
|non |not |nonstop - done, made, or held without a stop; |Latin |
| | |not stopping | |
|post |after |postscript - a note or series of notes added at|Latin |
| | |the end of a letter, article, or book | |
|pre |before |predict - to declare in advance |Latin |
The Word Within the Word • List #4
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|semi |half |semicircle - half of a circle |Latin |
|sub |under |submarine - a naval vessel designed to operate |Latin |
| | |underwater | |
|super |over |superior - situated higher up |Latin |
|syn |together |synthesis - the combining of often very |Latin |
| | |different ideas into an ordered whole | |
|sym |together |sympathy - the act of or capacity for entering |Latin |
| | |into or sharing the feelings or interests of | |
| | |another | |
|tri |three |triangle - a figure that has three sides and |Latin |
| | |three angles | |
The Word Within the Word • List #5
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|un |not |unearned - not gained by labor, service, or |Latin |
| | |skill | |
|archy |government |monarchy - a form of government having a chief |Greek |
| | |of state who inherits the position | |
|ard |always |coward - one who always shows shameful fear or |Germanic |
| | |timidity | |
|cide |kill |herbicide - a chemical substance used to kill |Latin |
| | |or stop plant growth | |
|ician |specialist |musician - a person who specializes in writing,|Latin |
| | |singing, or playing music | |
|itis |inflammation |tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils |Greek |
The Word Within the Word • List #6
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|aqua |water |aquarium - a container in which living water |Latin |
| | |animals or plants are kept | |
|audi |hear |audition - the power or sense of hearing |Latin |
|bell |war |belligerent - either being actually at war or |Latin |
| | |having angry aggressive feelings | |
|cap |take |capture - the act of taking or gaining control |Latin |
| | |by force or trickery | |
|cise |cut |incisor - a front tooth for cutting |Latin |
|bio |life |biography - a history of a person's life |Greek |
The Word Within the Word • List #7
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|auto |self |autobiography - a biography written by the |Greek |
| | |person it is about | |
|port |carry |transport - to transfer or carry from one place|Latin |
| | |to another | |
|scrib |write |scribble - to write or draw hastily or |Latin |
| | |carelessly | |
|logy |science |geology - a science that deals with the history|Greek |
| | |of the earth and its life | |
|dict |say |dictation - to say or state with authority or |Latin |
| | |power | |
|cred |believe |credible - offering reasonable grounds for |Latin |
| | |being believed | |
The Word Within the Word • List #8
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|cent |one hundred |century - a period of 100 years |Latin |
|neo |new |neonatal - of, relating to, or affecting the |Greek |
| | |newborn | |
|ad |to |adhere - to stick by or as if by gluing, |Latin |
| | |suction, grasping | |
|cede |go |precede - to be, go, or come before (as in |Latin |
| | |rank, position, or time) | |
|miss |send |dismiss - to send away |Latin |
|centri |center |concentric - having a common center |Latin |
The Word Within the Word • List #9
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|biblio |book |bibliophile - a lover of books |Greek |
|anthropo |man |anthropology - the science of human beings |Greek |
| | |(man) | |
|homo |same |homophone - one of two or more words pronounced|Greek |
| | |the same but different in meaning, | |
|spec |look |respect – to look at something with high |Latin |
| | |regard | |
|duct |lead |conduct - to lead or direct from a position of |Latin |
| | |command | |
|fer |carry |transfer - to carry to a different place, |Latin |
| | |region, or situation | |
The Word Within the Word • List #10
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|pend |hang |pendant - something that hangs down especially |Latin |
| | |as an ornament | |
|micro |small |microscope - an optical instrument that allows |Greek |
| | |you to see very small objects | |
|hydro |water |hydrophobia - an abnormal fear of water |Greek |
|photo |light |photosynthesis - the process by which plants |Greek |
| | |that contain chlorophyll make carbohydrates | |
| | |from water and from carbon dioxide in the air | |
| | |in the presence of light | |
|pan |all |panorama - a full and clear view in all |Greek |
| | |directions | |
|penta |five |pentagon - a polygon of five angles and five |Greek |
| | |sides | |
The Word Within the Word • List #11
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|tele |far |telephone - an instrument for transmitting and |Greek |
| | |receiving sounds over far distances by | |
| | |electricity | |
|vid |look |evidence - material presented to a court to |Latin |
| | |help look for the truth in a matter | |
|omni |all |omnipotent – having all the power or authority |Latin |
|ex |out |exit - the act of going out or away |Latin |
|poly |many |polysyllabic – consisting of many syllables |Greek |
|re |again |review - to study or examine again |Latin |
The Word Within the Word • List #12
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|hypo |under |hypodermic - of, relating to, or injected into |Greek |
| | |the parts under the skin | |
|pseudo |false |pseudonym - a false name |Greek |
|neuro |nerve |neuron - cell that carries nerve impulses |Greek |
|tomy |cut |appendectomy - surgical cutting and removal of |Greek |
| | |the human appendix | |
|hema |blood |hematoma - clotted blood that forms as a result|Greek |
| | |of a broken blood vessel | |
|proto |first |prototype - a first full-scale and usually |Greek |
| | |functional form of a new type or design of a | |
| | |construction (as an airplane) | |
The Word Within the Word • List #13
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|phon |sound |telephone - an instrument for transmitting and |Greek |
| | |receiving sounds over long distances by | |
| | |electricity | |
|mono |one |monotone – one unchanging musical tone |Greek |
|viv |life |vivid - having the appearance of vigorous life |Greek |
|morph |shape |amorphous - having no fixed shape |Greek |
|vest |clothes |vestment - an outer piece of clothing |Latin |
| | |especially for wear during ceremonies or by an | |
| | |official | |
|bene |good |benefit - something that does good to a person |Latin |
| | |or thing | |
The Word Within the Word • List #14
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|pond |weight |ponder - careful consideration and weighing of |Latin |
| | |different alternatives | |
|corp |body |corporation - a group of bodies that is |Latin |
| | |authorized by law to carry on an activity (as a| |
| | |business enterprise) | |
|dorm |sleep |dormitory - a residence hall having many |Latin |
| | |sleeping rooms | |
|pater |father |paternity - the state of being a father |Latin |
|nov |new |novel - new and different from what has been |Latin |
| | |known before | |
|punct |point |punctilious - following exactly the points of |Latin |
| | |proper ways of behaving | |
The Word Within the Word • List #15
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|ject |throw |eject - to throw out |Latin |
|tion |act or state |completion - the act or state of being done or |Latin |
| | |finished | |
|loco |place |location – a place fit for or having some |Latin |
| | |particular use | |
|dox |opinion |paradox – an opinion that seems to go against |Greek |
| | |common sense but may still be true | |
|amphi |both |amphibian - any organism that is able to live |Greek |
| | |both on land and in water | |
|magn |great |magnificent having great or impressive beauty |Latin |
The Word Within the Word • List #16
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|eu |good |euphony – pleasing, good or sweet sound |Greek |
|endo |within |endoskeleton - skeleton or supporting framework|Greek |
| | |within an animal | |
|phobia |fear |acrophobia – fear of heights |Greek |
|ortho |straight |orthodontist – a dentist who specializes in |Greek |
| | |straightening teeth | |
|put |think |dispute - to question or think about the truth|Latin |
| | |or rightness | |
|ver |true |verify - to prove or check the truth, |Latin |
| | |accuracy, or reality of | |
The Word Within the Word • List #17
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|matri |mother |matriarch – a mother who is head of her family |Latin |
| | |and descendants | |
|mega |large |megaphone - cone-shaped device used to direct |Greek |
| | |the voice and enlarge the volume | |
|pop |people |popular – of, relating to, or coming from the |Latin |
| | |whole body of people | |
|sangui |blood |sanguine – having the color of blood |Latin |
|vita |life |vitamin - any of various substances that are |Latin |
| | |necessary in life | |
|demo |people |democracy - government by the people |Greek |
The Word Within the Word • List #18
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|dyna |power |dynamite - a powerful blasting explosive |Greek |
|chron |time |chronological - arranged in or according to the|Greek |
| | |order of time | |
|cogn |know |recognize – to know and remember upon seeing |Latin |
|sur |over |surplus – the amount over (more than) what is |Latin |
| | |required or necessary | |
|dec |ten |decade- a period of ten years |Latin |
|astr |star |astronomy - the science of the heavenly bodies|Greek |
| | |(stars) and of their sizes, motions, and | |
| | |composition | |
The Word Within the Word • List #19
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|hyper |over |hyperactive - overly active especially to an |Greek |
| | |abnormal amount | |
|luna |moon |lunar - of, relating to, or resembling the moon|Greek |
|octa |eight |octagon - a polygon with eight angles and eight|Greek |
| | |sides | |
|gyro |turn |gyrate – to rotate or turn around a point or |Greek |
| | |axis | |
|contra |against |contradict - to be opposed or contrary to : go|Latin |
| | |against | |
|geo |earth |geography - a science that deals with the |Greek |
| | |location of living and nonliving things on | |
| | |earth and the way they affect one another | |
The Word Within the Word • List #20
|Stem |Meaning |Example and Definition |Origin |
|helio |sun |heliotropic - turning or growing toward the |Greek |
| | |sun | |
|thermo |heat |thermostat - a device that automatically |Greek |
| | |controls the amount of heat | |
|tetra |four |tetrahedron - a polyhedron that has four faces |Greek |
|meter |measure |thermometer - an instrument for measuring |Greek |
| | |temperature; | |
|scope |look |telescope - a tubular instrument for looking |Greek |
| | |at distant objects | |
|son |sound |sonar - a device for detecting the presence |Latin |
| | |and location of submerged objects (as | |
| | |submarines) by sound waves | |
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