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
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