1. The Word Within the Word
Stem Lesson 7
Part 1 (stems )

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

3. Clue Words: acrobat, acronym, acropolis, acrophobia

4. acrophobia
Fear of heights

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

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

7. culpable
guilty

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

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

10. Pachyderm
An elephant

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

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

13. Zoology
Study of animals

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

15. Clue Words: perception, perforation, percolate, perambulate

16. Perforation
A hole

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

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

19. Pacify
To calm someone/ something

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

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

22. Brevity
conciseness

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

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

25. Necropolis
An ancient cemetery

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

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

28. urbane
Sophisticated, elegant

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

30. Clue Words: pugnacious, repugnant, pugilist, impugn

31. Pugnacious
Combative/ quarrelsome

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

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

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

35. 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?”

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

37. Rhinoplasty
Plastic surgery on the nose
A nose job

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

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

40. Pedagogue
A teacher

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

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

43. Minuscule
Very small

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

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

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

47. Illegible
unreadable