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List #4 Vocabulary Stems—English I
morph ______amorphous, morphology, metamorphosis, mesomorph
vest ______vestry, investment, vestibule, divest
bene ______benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benefactor, benediction
pond ______ponderous, ponder, pound, imponderable, preponderant
corp ______corporation, corporeal, corpse, corpulent, corpuscle
dorm ______dormitory, dormant, dormer, dormancy, dormitive
pater ______paternalistic, patronize, paternity, patriarch
punct ______punctuate, puncture, punctual, acupuncture, punctilious
ject ______eject, reject, conjecture, dejected, inject, subject, projection, interjection
tion ______completion, reaction, devastation, production, creation, transition
loco ______locomotive, location, local, locus, relocate, dislocate, localize
amphi ______amphibious, amphitheater, amphibian
magn ______Magna Carta, magnanimous, magnate, magnificent
endo ______endoplasm, endocrine, endogamous, endoskeleton
phobia ______claustrophobia, acrophobia, xenophobia, hydrophobia
ortho ______orthopedics, orthodontist, orthodox, orthography
ver ______verify, veracity, veritable, verdict
matri ______matricide, matron, matriarch, matrimony
mega ______megaphone, megaton, megalith, megalomania
pop ______popular, population, populist, populous, populate
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