1. The Word Within the Word Stem Lesson 4 Part 1 (stems 76-90)

2. 76. morph meaning: shape Sentence example: The magic crystal dissolved into a lumpy, amorphous mass.

3. Clue Words: amorphous, morphology, polymorph, protomorphic, Morpheus

4. Amorphous Shapeless

5. 77. vest meaning: clothes Sentence example: The silk vestments were hanging on pegs.

6. Clue Words: vestry, vestment, vest, divest

7. Vestment An official or ceremonial robe

8. 78. bene meaning: good Sentence example: He never knew the name of his generous benefactor.

9. Clue Words: benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benediction, benefactor, benign

10. Benevolent kind

11. 79. pond meaning: weight Sentence example: The ponderous burden was nearly impossible to lift.

12. Clue Words: ponderous, ponder, pound, imponderable, compound

13. Imponderable Unable to be understood

14. 80. corp meaning: body Sentence example: His corpulent body was result of his love of sweets.

15. Clue Words: corpulent, corporation, corporeal, corporal, corpse

16. Corporeal Real, tangible

17. 81. dorm meaning: sleep Sentence example: The evil creature lay harmlessly dormant for centuries.

18. Clue Words: dormitory, dormant, dormer, dormancy

19. Dormant Inactive, asleep

20. 82. pater meaning: father Sentence example: There was an annual birthday party for the family patriarch.

21. Clue Words: paternalistic, patronize, paternity, patriarch, expatriate

22. Patronize To talk down to someone

23. 83. nov meaning: new Sentence example: The recently invented laser toothbrush is a novel idea.

24. Clue Words: novel, nova, novice, innovation, renovate

25. Novice A beginner

26. 84. punct meaning: point Sentence example: Her punctilious attention to small details was impressive.

27. Clue Words: punctuate, punctilious, puncture, punctual, acupuncture

28. Puncture To pierce

29. 85. ject meaning: throw Sentence example: He felt miserably dejected when the expedition left without him.

30. Clue Words: eject, reject, conjecture, dejected, inject, subject, projection, interject

31. Interject To interrupt

32. 86. tion meaning: act or state Sentence example: The devastation intensified our need for creation.

33. Clue Words: completion, reaction, devastation, production, creation, transition

34. Devastation Completely destroyed

35. 87. loco meaning: place Sentence example: Self-motivated people have an internal locus of control.

36. Clue Words: locomotive, location, local, locus, relocate, dislocate, localize, locomotion

37. Locomotion The act of moving from one place to another

38. 88. dox meaning: opinion Sentence example: The many-cultured United States is a heterodox nation.

39. Clue Words: orthodox, heterodox, indoctrinate, paradox

40. Paradox A statement that seems contradictory but is true

41. 89. amphi meaning: both Sentence example: The Martian amphibians emerging from the water had gray, impenetrable skins.

42. Clue Words: amphibious, amphitheater, amphibian

43. Amphibian An animal that lives on water and land

44. 90. magn meaning: great Sentence example: His magnanimous victory speech was inspiring in its generosity.

45. Clue Words: Magna Carta, magnanimous, magnate, magnificent, magnum opus

46. Magnanimous Generous with forgiveness, not petty