The Word Within the Word
Stem Lesson 3
Part 2 (stems 66-75)
66. re
meaning: again
Sentence example:His new novel was reviewed by the
literary critic.
Clue Words:return, review, retouch, reiterate, revive,
regenerate, regurgitate
Regurgitate
• To vomit or rehash
67. hypo
meaning: under
Sentence example:The crash victims suffered
hypothermia on the frozen tundra.
Clue Words:hypodermic, hypocrite, hypotenuse,
hypothermia, hypothesis
Hypothesis
• An educated guess
68. pseudo
meaning: false
Sentence example:The amoeba uses its pseudopods to
move across the surface.
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Jamie Foxx
Pseudonym
• A false name; a pen name
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Eric Bishop
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Marilyn Monroe
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Norma Jean Mortenson
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Meat Loaf
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Marvin Lee Aday
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Vanilla Ice
Clue Words:pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience,
pseudoevent, pseudomorphic
Robert Van Winkle
69. neuro
meaning: nerve
Sentence example:The brain is said to contain over 100
billion neurons.
Clue Words:neuropsychologist, neuron, neurosurgeon,
neurosis, neuralgia, neurology
Neurosis
• A mental disease
70. tomy
meaning: cut
Sentence example:The clown received an emergency appendectomy in the medical tent.
Clue Words:tonsillectomy, appendectomy, dichotomy,
anatomy, lobotomy
Dichotomy
• Division into two parts
71. hema
meaning: blood
Sentence example:Iron ore is called hematite because of
its deep red color.
Clue Words:hematic, hematite, hematology, hematoma
Hematoma
• A sac of blood, formed outside the vessels
72. proto
meaning: first
Sentence example:Single-celled animals are known as
the Protozoa.
Clue Words:protoplasm, prototype, Protozoa, proton,
protohuman, protomorphic
Prototype
• The original model of something
73. phon
meaning: sound
Sentence example:Musicians play together in a
symphony.
Clue Words:symphony, telephone, phonetic,
phonograph, cacophony, euphonious
Euphonious
• pleasant in sound
74. mono
meaning: one
Sentence example:The radio announcer’s monotonous
voice put me to sleep.
Clue Words:monotonous, monomania, monocle, monogamous, monotone, monolithic
Monotonous
• Lacking in variety; boring
75. viv
meaning: life
Sentence example:Laws against vivisection prevent
cruelty to animals.
Clue Words:vivid, vivisection, vivacious, revive
Vivacious
• Lively, energetic