The Word Within the Word Stem Lesson 3 Part 1 (stems 51-65)

51/76. 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

52/77. spec meaning: look Sentence example: The boy inspected the grasshopper with his magnifying glass.

Clue Words: spectacles, specter, respect, inspect, prospectus

Specter A ghost

53/78. duct meaning: lead Sentence example: The youth was inducted into the army.

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

Reduction A decrease

54/79. 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

55/80. 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

56/81. 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

57/82. 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

58/83. 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

59/84. 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

60/85. 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

61/86. 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

62/87. vid meaning: look Sentence example: The kids played video games for hours.

Clue Words: video, evident, provide, Montevideo

Evident Able to be plainly seen, obvious

63/88. omni meaning: all Sentence example: The starving dogs had an omnivorous appetite.

Clue Words: omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient, omnipresent

Omniscient All-knowing

64/89. 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

65/90. 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