Week 2 Word Stems English I s2

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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

Words you know

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phobia ______

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ver ______

matri ______

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