The Word Within the Word Stem Lesson 7 Part 1 (stems 151-165) 151. acro meaning: high Sentence example: The unfortunate acrobat suffered from acrophobia. Clue Words: acrobat, acronym, acropolis, acrophobia acrophobia • Fear of heights 152. culp meaning: blame Sentence example: Unfortunately, the culprit was exculpated and escaped punishment. Clue Words: culprit, culpable, exculpate, inculpate, exculpatory culpable • guilty 153. derm meaning: skin Sentence example: A pachyderm rarely suffers from dermatitis on its trunk. Clue Words: dermatologist, dermatitis, pachyderm, hypodermic, ectoderm, endoderm Pachyderm • An elephant 154. zo meaning: animal Sentence example: Does the zoo have a protozoan exhibit with microscopes to look through? Clue Words: zoology, protozoa, zooplankton, zodiac, Mesozoic, zoophilous, zoophagous, zoo Zoology • Study of animals 155. per meaning: through Sentence example: The perforations let water percolate through the membrane. Clue Words: perception, perforation, percolate, perambulate Perforation • A hole 156. pac meaning: peace Sentence example: The angry pacifists were not pacified by the president’s militaristic speech. Clue Words: pacify, pacific, pacifist, pacifier, pacifism, pacification, Pax Romana Pacify • To calm someone/ something 157. brev meaning: short Sentence example: A long discursive speech lacks brevity. Clue Words: brevity, abbreviation, brief, breviary, breve Brevity • conciseness 158. necro meaning: death Sentence example: If you have necrophobia, avoid the necropolis. Clue Words: necropolis, necromancer, necrophobia, necrotic, necrobiosis Necropolis • An ancient cemetery 159. urb meaning: city Sentence example: The wealthy urbanite in Chicago had urbane manners. Clue Words: urban, urbane, suburbs, urbanite, urbanologist, urbanism urbane • Sophisticated, elegant 160. pugn meaning: fight Sentence example: His pugnacious attitude was repugnant to his peace-loving friends. Clue Words: pugnacious, repugnant, pugilist, impugn Pugnacious • Combative/ quarrelsome 161. ecto meaning: outer Sentence example: Ectothermic species enjoy the summer warmth. Clue Words: ectoderm, ectomorph, ectothermic, ectoplasm, ectoparasite Ectothermic • Cold-blooded (i.e. an animal) 162. plasto meaning: molded Sentence example: A plastic surgery question: “Is rhinoplasty a form of dermoplasty?” Clue Words: plastic, dermoplasty, rhinoplasty, plaster, plasticity, plastid Rhinoplasty • Plastic surgery on the nose – A nose job 163. agog meaning: leader Sentence example: Is a corrupt politician a demagogue or a pedagogue? Clue Words: demagogue, pedagogue, synagogue, pedagogy, mystagogue Pedagogue • A teacher 164. cle meaning: small Sentence example: Is a blood corpuscle larger than a molecule? Clue Words: molecule, corpuscle, follicle, minuscule, ventricle, particle Minuscule • Very small 165. il meaning: not Sentence example: Your corrupt suggestion is both illegal and illogical. Clue Words: illegal, illogical, illicit, illiterate, illegible Clue Words: illegal, illogical, illicit, illiterate, illegible Illegible • unreadable