The Word Within the Word

Stem Lesson 2Part 1 (stems 26-40)

26. archy

meaning: government

Sentence example:England is, or once was, ruled

by a monarchy.

Clue Words:monarchy, hierarchy, anarchy, matriarchal,

patriarchal

Anarchy

• Absence of governmental control

27. ard

meaning: always

Sentence example:The dullard was always boring

everyone to tears.

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

Sluggard

• A lazy person

28. cide

meaning: kill

Sentence example:In killing his father, Oedipus

was guilty of patricide.

Clue Words:herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide,

fratricide

Genocide

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

29. ician

meaning: specialist

Sentence example:Mustafa is an electronic

technician.

Clue Words:technician, musician, beautician, physician, statistician,

clinician

Physician

• A medical doctor

30. itis

meaning: inflammation

Sentence example:The dermatitis on his skin was

painful and unpleasant.

Clue Words:appendicitis, tonsillitis, arthritis, dermatitis

Arthritis

• Joint inflammation

31. aqua

meaning: water

Sentence example:Balthazar, the scuba diver, collects aquatic species.

Clue Words:aquarium, aquatic, aquaplane, aqueduct, semiaquatic,

aquifer, aquaman

Aqueduct

• A man-made channel for water

32. audi

meaning: hear

Sentence example:The deaf moose had an injured

auditory nerve.

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

Audiophile

• Someone passionate about sound quality

33. bell

meaning: war

Sentence example:Belligerent nations gain nothing

from their many wars.

Clue Words:bellicose, belligerent, rebel, rebellion

Belligerent

• Aggressively hostile

34. cap

meaning: take

Sentence example:The hostile island tribe captured

captives.

Clue Words:capture, captive, captor, captivate, captivity, caption,

capsule

Captivate

• To hold someone’s interest

35. cise

meaning: cut

Sentence example:The design was incised into the

oaken door with a knife.

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

Incision

• A cut

36. bio

meaning: life

Sentence example:Biomorphic abstract sculpture

resembles living shapes.

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

Biography

• A written account of someone’s life

37. auto

meaning: self

Sentence example:The general wrote a tedious

autobiography about his exploits.

Clue Words:autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic,

autocracy

Autocracy

• Unlimited power by one person

38. port

meaning: carry

Sentence example:The porter will carry your bags to

the train.

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

Portly

• stout

39. scrib

meaning: write

Sentence example:Please inscribe my yearbook.

Clue Words:scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe,

ascribe

Inscribe

• To mark a surface with words

40. logy

meaning: science

Sentence example:Since he loved insects, he studied

entomology.

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

Mythology

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