1. The Word Within the Word
Stem Lesson 2
Part 1 (stems 26-40)

2. Sentence example: England is, or once was, ruled by a monarchy.
meaning: government
Sentence example: England is, or once was, ruled by a monarchy.

3. Clue Words: monarchy, hierarchy, anarchy, matriarchal, patriarchal

4. Anarchy
Absence of governmental control

5. Sentence example: The dullard was always boring everyone to tears.
meaning: always
Sentence example: The dullard was always boring everyone to tears.

6. Clue Words: drunkard, coward, braggart, laggard, dullard, sluggard

7. Sluggard
A lazy person

8. 28. cide
meaning: kill
Sentence example: In killing his father, Oedipus was guilty of patricide.

9. Clue Words: herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide, fratricide

10. Genocide
Mass killings, i.e. extermination of a particular race or sect

11. Sentence example: Mustafa is an electronic technician.
meaning: specialist
Sentence example: Mustafa is an electronic technician.

12. Clue Words: technician, musician, beautician, physician, statistician, clinician

13. Physician
A medical doctor

14. meaning: inflammation
30. itis
meaning: inflammation
Sentence example: The dermatitis on his skin was painful and unpleasant.

15. Clue Words: appendicitis, tonsillitis, arthritis, dermatitis

16. Arthritis
Joint inflammation

17. 31. aqua
meaning: water
Sentence example: Balthazar, the scuba diver, collects aquatic species.

18. Clue Words: aquarium, aquatic, aquaplane, aqueduct, semiaquatic, aquifer, aquaman

19. Aqueduct
A man-made channel for water

20. Sentence example: The deaf moose had an injured auditory nerve.
meaning: hear
Sentence example: The deaf moose had an injured auditory nerve.

21. Clue Words: audiophile, audience, audition, auditory, audiometer, audit

22. Audiophile
Someone passionate about sound quality

23. 33. bell
meaning: war
Sentence example: Belligerent nations gain nothing from their many wars.

24. Clue Words: bellicose, belligerent, rebel, rebellion

25. Belligerent
Aggressively hostile

26. Sentence example: The hostile island tribe captured captives.
meaning: take
Sentence example: The hostile island tribe captured captives.

27. Clue Words: capture, captive, captor, captivate, captivity, caption, capsule

28. Captivate
To hold someone’s interest

29. 35. cise
meaning: cut
Sentence example: The design was incised into the oaken door with a knife.

30. Clue Words: excise, incisors, incision, precise, concise, decision

31. Incision
A cut

32. 36. bio
meaning: life
Sentence example: Biomorphic abstract sculpture resembles living shapes.

33. Clue Words: biography, biology, biomorphic, biochemistry, biogenesis

34. Biography
A written account of someone’s life

35. 37. auto
meaning: self
Sentence example: The general wrote a tedious autobiography about his exploits.

36. Clue Words: autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic, autocracy

37. Autocracy
Unlimited power by one person

38. Sentence example: The porter will carry your bags to the train.
meaning: carry
Sentence example: The porter will carry your bags to the train.

39. Clue Words: transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portly

40. Portly
stout

41. Sentence example: Please inscribe my yearbook.
meaning: write
Sentence example: Please inscribe my yearbook.

42. Clue Words: scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe

43. Inscribe
To mark a surface with words

44. Sentence example: Since he loved insects, he studied entomology.
meaning: science
Sentence example: Since he loved insects, he studied entomology.

45. Clue Words: biology, anthropology, geology, entomology, mythology

46. Mythology
The study of myths, i.e. supernatural stories that explain a culture’s beliefs/ values