The Word Within the Word Vocabulary List 2

Lesson # / Word # / Word / Meaning / Language / Sample words
2 / 1 / archy / government / Greek / monarchy, oligarchy, hierarchy, anarchy, matriarchal, patriarch
2 / 2 / ard / always / Germ. / drunkard, coward, braggart, laggard, dullard, sluggard
2 / 3 / cide / kill / Latin / herbicide, homicide, matricide, suicide, regicide, genocide, fratricide
2 / 4 / ician / specialist / Latin / technician, musician, beautician, physician, statistician, clinician
2 / 5 / itis / inflammation / Greek / appendicitis, tonsillitis, bursitis, arthritis, gastroenteritis
2 / 6 / aqua / water / Latin / aquarium, aquatic, aquaplane, aqueduct, aquifer, aqueous, semiaquatic
2 / 7 / audi / hear / Latin / audiophile, audience, audition, auditory, audiometer, audit, audiology
2 / 8 / bell / war / Latin / bellicose, belligerent, rebel, casus belli, counterrebellion
2 / 9 / cap / take / Latin / capture, captive, captor, captious, captivate, captivity, caption
2 / 10 / cise / cut / Latin / excise, incisors, incision, circumcise, incisive, precise, concise
2 / 11 / bio / life / Greek / biography, biology, biomorphic, biochemistry, exobiology, biogenesis
2 / 12 / auto / self / Greek / autobiography, automobile, autograph, automatic, automaton
2 / 13 / port / carry / Latin / transport, import, report, porter, deport, important, portage, portly
2 / 14 / scrib / write / Latin / scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe, conscription, transcribe, ascribe
2 / 15 / logy / science / Greek / biology, anthropology, geology, entomology, philology, mythology
2 / 16 / dict / say / Latin / dictionary, predict, malediction, dictation, addict, interdict
2 / 17 / cred / believe / Latin / credit, incredible, incredulous, discredited, credibility, credo
2 / 18 / cent / one hundred / Latin / century, bicentennial, centimeter, centipede, centurion
2 / 19 / neo / new / Greek / neologism, neophyte, neon, Neolithic, neoclassic, neonatal
2 / 20 / ad / to / Latin / adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, adherent, addict, advent
2 / 21 / cede / go / Latin / recede, precede, antecedent, proceed, secede, concede, intercede
2 / 22 / miss / send / Latin / dismiss, remiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission, promissory
2 / 23 / centri / center / Latin / centrifugal, centripetal, centrist, concentric, decentralize, eccentric
2 / 24 / biblio / book / Greek / bibliography, bibliophile, bibliolatry, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia
2 / 25 / anthropo / man / Greek / anthropology, anthropomorphic, anthropoid, lycanthrope

The Word Within the Word Sentences 2

Lesson # / Word # / Word / Meaning / Sentence
2 / 1 / archy / government / England is, or once was, ruled by a monarchy.
2 / 2 / ard / always / The dullard was always boring everyone to tears.
2 / 3 / cide / kill / In killing his father, Oedipus was guilty of patricide.
2 / 4 / ician / specialist / Mustafa is an electronic technician.
2 / 5 / itis / inflammation / The dermatitis on his skin was painful and unpleasant.
2 / 6 / aqua / water / Balthazar, the scuba diver, collects aquatic species.
2 / 7 / audi / hear / The deaf moose had an injured auditory nerve.
2 / 8 / bell / war / Belligerent nations gain nothing from their many wars.
2 / 9 / cap / take / The hostile island tribe captured captives.
2 / 10 / cise / cut / The design was incised into the oaken door with a knife.
2 / 11 / bio / life / Biomorphic abstract sculpture resembles living shapes.
2 / 12 / auto / self / The general wrote a tedious autobiography about his exploits.
2 / 13 / port / carry / The porter will carry your bags to the train.
2 / 14 / scrib / write / Please inscribe my yearbook.
2 / 15 / logy / science / Since he loved insects, he studied entomology.
2 / 16 / dict / say / the grand jury returned a robbery indictment against him.
2 / 17 / cred / believe / A credulous person will believe anything.
2 / 18 / cent / one hundred / Fortunately, the centipede wears no shoes.
2 / 19 / neo / new / Homer was a neophyte in the business world, but he learned quickly.
2 / 20 / ad / to / The adhesive allowed the poster to stick to the wall.
2 / 21 / cede / go / At last the flood waters began to recede from the land.
2 / 22 / miss / send / The unfortunate missionary was sent to the cannibal tribe.
2 / 23 / centri / center / The ripples on the pond spread out in concentric circles.
2 / 24 / biblio / book / The quick-reading Hortense was a lifelong bibliophile.
2 / 25 / anthropo / man / The unsympathetic grouch was sometimes called a misanthropist.