Stem List #4

MORPH Meaning: Shape Example Word: Amorphous- without shape

VEST Meaning: Example Word: Clothes Vestment- an official or ceremonial robe

BENE Meaning: Example Word: Good Benefit- something that is good or brings advantages

POND Meaning: Weight Example Word: Ponder- to think deeply

CORP Meaning: Body Example Word: Corpse- dead body

DORM Meaning: Example Word: Sleep Dormitory- a building (college) with many rooms for residents to live (sleep)

PATER Meaning: Example Word: Father Paternal- dealing with father- paternal grandparents- grandparents on fathers’ side

NOV Meaning: New Example Word: Renovate- to make as good as new

PUNCT Meaning: Point Example Word: Punctuate- to emphasize

JECT Meaning: Throw Example Word: Reject- to refuse to take

TION Meaning: Example Word: Act or State Devastation- the act of destroying

LOCO Meaning: Place Example Word: Relocate- to move to a new place

DOX Meaning: Example Word: Opinion or belief Paradox- a statement that seems absurd

AMPHI Meaning: Example Word: Both Amphibian- can live on land and water

MAGN Meaning: Great Example Word: Magnificent- splendid

EU Meaning: Good Example Word: Eulogy- high praise

ENDO Meaning: Within In Example Word: Endoskeleton- inside skeleton

PHOBIA Meaning: Fear Example Word: Acrophobia- fear of high places

ORTHO Meaning: Example Word: Straight Orthodontics- branch of dentistry concerned with correcting / straightening teeth

PUT Meaning: Think Example Word: Reputation- estimation in which a person or thing is commonly held

VER Meaning: True Example Word: Verify- to prove to be true

MATRI Meaning: Example Word: Mother Maternal- dealing with mother- maternal grandparents- grandparents on mother side

MEGA Meaning: Example Word: Large Megaphone- a cone-shaped device for increasing the volume of the voice

POP Meaning: Example Word: People Population- the number of people in an area

SANGUI Meaning: Blood Example Word: Sanguine- the color of blood