The Word Within the Word Stem Lesson 2 Part 2 (stems 41-50)
41. dict meaning: say Sentence example: The grand jury returned a robbery indictment against him.
Clue Words: dictionary, predict, dictation, addict, contradict
Contradict To say the opposite
42. cred meaning: believe Sentence example: A credulous person will believe anything.
Clue Words: credit, incredible, credible, incredulous, discredited, credibility, credo
Credible believable
43. cent meaning: one hundred Sentence example: Fortunately, the centipede wears no shoes.
Clue Words: century, bicentennial, centimeter, centipede
Century 100 years
44. neo meaning: new Sentence example: Homer was a neophyte in the business world, but he learned quickly.
Clue Words: neophyte, neon, neolithic, neoclassic, neonatal
Neophyte A beginner
Clue Words: neophyte, neon, neolithic, neoclassic, neonatal
45. ad meaning: to Sentence example: The adhesive allowed the poster to stick to the wall.
Clue Words: adhesive, adapt, addition, addict, advent, advocate
Adapt Change to fit one’s environment
46. cede meaning: go Sentence example: At last the flood waters began to recede from the land.
Clue Words: recede, precede, antecedent, proceed, secede, concede, intercede, succeed
Secede To withdraw from a group/ alliance
47. miss meaning: send Sentence example: The unfortunate missionary was sent to the cannibal tribe.
Clue Words: dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, emission
Emission Discharging something or something released, i.e. Carbon dioxide from a car
48. centri meaning: center Sentence example: The ripples on the pond spread out in concentric circles.
Clue Words: centrifugal, centripetal, centrist, concentric, decentralize, eccentric
Eccentric Peculiar or odd
49. biblio meaning: book Sentence example: The book-smelling Mr. Hurst was a lifelong bibliophile.
Clue Words: bibliography, bibliophile, bible, bibliophobia
Bibliophile A book lover
50. anthropo meaning: man Sentence example: The unsympathetic grouch was sometimes called a misanthropist.
Clue Words: anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope
Misanthrope A hater of humankind