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STEM. MEANING. The Word Within the Word : List 14 (Part 1). Sentence. 26. pleo. more. A pleochroic crystal shows different colors from different directions. 27. pod. foot. The podiatrist couldn’t treat the injured arthropod; he only treated humans. 28. soror. sister.
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STEM MEANING The Word Within the Word: List 14 (Part 1) Sentence 26. pleo more A pleochroic crystal shows different colors from different directions. 27. pod foot The podiatrist couldn’t treat the injured arthropod; he only treated humans. 28. soror sister The sorority was located between two fraternities. 29. -a plural The data revealed not one phenomenon but several phenomena. 30. val worth The valedictory address contained valid arguments and evaluations.
STEM MEANING The Word Within the Word: List 14 (Part 1) Sentence 31. para beside, near The parapsychologist told a parable that contained a paradox. 32. dom rule The baron was dominant over his entire domain. 33. erg work It takes a lot of energy to complete a triathlon. 34. rhiz root Rhizophagous jungle animals dig up and feed on delicious rhizomes. 35. sapro rotten Saprogenic bacteria soon caused the material to decay.
The Word Within the Word: Stems 26-35 pleo more pod foot soror sister -a plural val worth para beside, near dom rule erg work rhiz root sapro rotten
STEM MEANING The Word Within the Word: List 14 (Part 2) Sentence 36. schizo divide The schism in the party could not be healed before the election. 37. hippo horse In Mesopotamia the hippopotamus is allowed to use the hippodrome. 38. som body How many chromosomes does the human body have? 39. spor seed The algae contained endospores. 40. sta stop You should not swim in stagnant water.
STEM MEANING The Word Within the Word: List 14 (Part 2) Sentence 41. rhodo rose The rhododendron was in bloom on the high mountainsides. 42. taxis arrangement In 1956, Benjamin Bloom created a taxonomy for categorizing questions according to the level of thinking skills they require. 43. vol will We appreciated her benevolent gesture of preparing a meal. 44. frat brother The candidate tried to fraternize with the local politicians. 45. trich hair Trichinosis is a disease caused by the trichina worm.
STEM MEANING The Word Within the Word: List 14 (Part 2) Sentence 46. troph nourishment His muscles had begun to atrophy from disease. 47. tox poison The high toxicity of the toxin made a powerful antitoxin necessary. 48. sect cut We had to dissect a frog in science class. 49. zygo yoke A zygote is the cell produced by the union (yoking) of two gametes. 50. zym ferment Enzymes in the mouth start the digestion process.