Stems 4

Morph

Shape

MetaMORPHosis - change in appearance, character, or physical shape

Vest

Clothes

InVEST - to put out money for profit; to clothe with authority and power

Been

Good

BENEficial

Pond

Weight

PONDer - to weigh your options carefully before making a decision

Corp

Body

CORPse - a dead body

Dorm

Sleep

Dormitory - a university or college residence

Pater

Father

PATERnity - the state of being someone’s father

Nov

New

NOVice - a person new to a field or an activity

Punct

Point

PUNCTual - happening or doing something at the proper time

Ject

Throw

Eject - force or throw something out

-tion

Act or state

Revolution - an instance of revolving; forcible overthrow of a government or social order

Loco

Place

LOCOmotion - the act of moving from place to place

Dox

Opinion

ParaDOX - seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or opinion

Amphi

Both

Amphibia - class of vertebrates having characteristics of both fish and reptiles

Magn

Great

MAGNificent - impressively beautiful, elaborate, or striking

Eu

Good

Europhic - feeling of intense excitement or happiness

Endo

Within

ENDOorphins- group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system

Phobia

Fear

Arachnophobia - extreme fear of spiders

Ortho

Straight

ORTHOdontist - type of dentist who specializes in fixing crooked teeth

Put

Think

ComPUTer - an electronic device for storing and processing data

Ver

True

VERify - to make sure or demonstrate that something is true and accurate

Matri

Mother

Matriarchy - system of society or government ruled by a woman or women

Mega

Large

MEGAbyte - unit of information equal to one million bytes

Pop

People

POPulation - all of the people that live in a particular area

Sangui

Blood

SANGUIne - red, like blood; confident