The Word Within the Word

Stem Lesson 3

Part 1 (stems 51-65)

51. homo

meaning: same

Sentence example:The English language contains many

homophones like two and too.

Clue Words:homogenize, homonym, homophone,

homologous, homozygous

Homophone

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings, i.e. heir and air

52. spec

meaning: look

Sentence example:The boy inspected the grasshopper

with his magnifying glass.

Clue Words:spectacles, specter, respect, inspect,

prospectus

Specter

• A ghost

53. duct

meaning: lead

Sentence example:The youth was inducted into the

army.

Clue Words:conduct, conductor, induct, product, reduction, deduction, reproduction

Reduction

• A decrease

54. fer

meaning: carry

Sentence example:The transfer was made in the

darkness of a moonless night.

Clue Words:transfer, infer, refer, defer, conifer, aquifer,

Lucifer, ferry

Conifer

• Evergreen tree

55. pend

meaning: hang

Sentence example:The patent us still pending on that

product.

Clue Words:pending, pendulum, pendant, impending,

depend, suspend

Pendulum

• A swinging lever

56. micro

meaning: small

Sentence example:The two bacteria were only a micron

apart.

Clue Words:micron, microscope, microwave,

microphone, microbiotic, microcosm

Microcosm

• A miniature world

57. hydro

meaning: water

Sentence example:The fire hydrant stood in front of the

school.

Clue Words:hydroplane, hydroponics, dehydrate,

hydrant, hydrogen, hydrophobia

Hydrophobia

• Fear of water

58. photo

meaning: light

Sentence example:An overexposure to the sun’s photons gave her a sunburn.

Clue Words:photograph, photon, photogenic,

photosynthesis

Photogenic

• Looking attractive in a picture

59. pan

meaning: all

Sentence example:The god Apollo was a member of the

Greek pantheon.

Clue Words:panorama, pandemic, pantheism,

Pan-American, pantheon

Pantheon

• A collective of gods of a particular religion

60. penta

meaning: five

Sentence example:He wore a pentagram on his sleeve,

not a pentagon.

Clue Words:pentagram, pentagon, pentameter,

pentathlon

Pentathlon

• A five-event track competition

61. tele

meaning: far

Sentence example:The strange boy could move distant

objects by telekinesis.

Clue Words:telescope, telephone, telekinesis, telepathy

Telekinesis

• Moving objects with the power of the mind

62. vid

meaning: look

Sentence example:The kids played video games for

hours.

Clue Words:video, evidence, provide, Montevideo

Evident

• Able to be plainly seen, obvious

63. omni

meaning: all

Sentence example:The starving dogs had an

omnivorous appetite.

Clue Words:omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient,

omnipresent

Omniscient

• All-knowing

64. ex

meaning: out

Sentence example:The surgeon was able to excise the

tissue with a scalpel.

Clue Words:exit, except, excise, exorbitant

Exorbitant

• Very elaborate or expensive

65. poly

meaning: many

Sentence example:Johann Sebastian Bach composed

polyphonic music.

Clue Words:polyphony, polygamy, polyvalent, polygon,

polyanthus, polychromatic, polymer

Polygamous

• Having more than one wife