The Word Within the Word Stem Lesson 7 Part 1 (stems 151-165)

Sentence example: The unfortunate acrobat suffered from acrophobia. meaning: high Sentence example: The unfortunate acrobat suffered from acrophobia.

Clue Words: acrobat, acronym, acropolis, acrophobia

acrophobia Fear of heights

152. culp meaning: blame Sentence example: Unfortunately, the culprit was exculpated and escaped punishment.

Clue Words: culprit, culpable, exculpate, inculpate, exculpatory

culpable guilty

153. derm meaning: skin Sentence example: A pachyderm rarely suffers from dermatitis on its trunk.

Clue Words: dermatologist, dermatitis, pachyderm, hypodermic, ectoderm, endoderm

Pachyderm An elephant

154. zo meaning: animal Sentence example: Does the zoo have a protozoan exhibit with microscopes to look through?

Clue Words: zoology, protozoa, zooplankton, zodiac, Mesozoic, zoophilous, zoophagous, zoo

Zoology Study of animals

155. per meaning: through Sentence example: The perforations let water percolate through the membrane.

Clue Words: perception, perforation, percolate, perambulate

Perforation A hole

156. pac meaning: peace Sentence example: The angry pacifists were not pacified by the president’s militaristic speech.

Clue Words: pacify, pacific, pacifist, pacifier, pacifism, pacification, Pax Romana

Pacify To calm someone/ something

Sentence example: A long discursive speech lacks brevity. meaning: short Sentence example: A long discursive speech lacks brevity.

Clue Words: brevity, abbreviation, brief, breviary, breve

Brevity conciseness

Sentence example: If you have necrophobia, avoid the necropolis. meaning: death Sentence example: If you have necrophobia, avoid the necropolis.

Clue Words: necropolis, necromancer, necrophobia, necrotic, necrobiosis

Necropolis An ancient cemetery

Sentence example: The wealthy urbanite in Chicago had urbane manners. meaning: city Sentence example: The wealthy urbanite in Chicago had urbane manners.

Clue Words: urban, urbane, suburbs, urbanite, urbanologist, urbanism

urbane Sophisticated, elegant

160. pugn meaning: fight Sentence example: His pugnacious attitude was repugnant to his peace-loving friends.

Clue Words: pugnacious, repugnant, pugilist, impugn

Pugnacious Combative/ quarrelsome

Sentence example: Ectothermic species enjoy the summer warmth. meaning: outer Sentence example: Ectothermic species enjoy the summer warmth.

Clue Words: ectoderm, ectomorph, ectothermic, ectoplasm, ectoparasite

Ectothermic Cold-blooded (i.e. an animal)

A plastic surgery question: “Is rhinoplasty a form of dermoplasty?” 162. plasto meaning: molded Sentence example: A plastic surgery question: “Is rhinoplasty a form of dermoplasty?”

Clue Words: plastic, dermoplasty, rhinoplasty, plaster, plasticity, plastid

Rhinoplasty Plastic surgery on the nose A nose job

Is a corrupt politician a demagogue or a pedagogue? meaning: leader Sentence example: Is a corrupt politician a demagogue or a pedagogue?

Clue Words: demagogue, pedagogue, synagogue, pedagogy, mystagogue

Pedagogue A teacher

Is a blood corpuscle larger than a molecule? meaning: small Sentence example: Is a blood corpuscle larger than a molecule?

Clue Words: molecule, corpuscle, follicle, minuscule, ventricle, particle

Minuscule Very small

Your corrupt suggestion is both illegal and illogical. meaning: not Sentence example: Your corrupt suggestion is both illegal and illogical.

Clue Words: illegal, illogical, illicit, illiterate, illegible

Clue Words: illegal, illogical, illicit, illiterate, illegible

Illegible unreadable