Word Within the Word Lesson 10
eu- means good eu-phemism (good) (speaking; words) Mable was supposed to be taking notes during the teacher’s riveting lesson about poetry. However, the camera caught her resting her eyes, which is a euphemism for sleeping. euphoria, eulogy
endo- means within endo-thermic (within) (heat) Olaf thinks he would enjoy the beautiful summer weather, but in reality he would go through an unpleasant endothermic process... endocrine, endorphin
phobia- means fear arachno-phobia (spider) (fear) Looking into Ron’s frightened eyes, afraid that he was going to fling me across the room, I wondered if he suffered from arachnophobia. claustrophobia, agoraphobia
ortho- means straight ortho-dontist (straight) (teeth) Americans are far more likely to go to an orthodontist for perfectly straight teeth, whereas Brits believe a unique set of choppers give a person more character. orthopedics, orthography
mega- means large mega-lith (large) (stone) The megaliths on Easter Island, known as Moai, are not just “heads” setting on the ground. Many of the statues have massive stone bodies as well. megaphone, megalopolis
Advanced Word mega-lo-maniac (large) (madman) megalomaniac- (n)a person who unreasonably believes they are better or more powerful than others Sometimes when a megalomaniac looks down on others long enough, the “little people” have to rise up to put the “powerful” one in his place.
Word Within the Word – Lesson 10 StemMeaningExample Words eu- endo- -phobia ortho- mega- good within fear straight large euphemism endothermic arachnophobia orthodontist megalith