Stems List 2

Question 1

Penta

Answer 1

Definiton: Five
Pentameter: Of five measures
Sentence: The poem was in iambic pentameter, five iambic feet to a line.

Question 2

Reg

Answer 2

Definition: Rule
Regicide: Killing of a king
Sentence: Macbeth’s regicide of King Duncan haunts he conscience.

Question 3

Corp

Answer 3

Definition: Body
Incorporeal: Not consisting of matter
Sentence: The spirit’s essence was incorporeal, not corporal.

Question 4

Lith

Answer 4

Definition: Rock
Megalith: Huge stone
Sentence: The prehistoric megaliths stood in black outline against the red sky.

Question 5

Fort

Answer 5

Definition: Strong
Fortepiano: Loud then soft
Sentence: The passage should be played fortepiano.

Question 6

Fid

Answer 6

Definition: Faith
Perfidious: Treacherous
Sentence: The perfidious act was roundly condemned by the loyalists.

Question 7

Ego

Answer 7

Definition: I
Egomania: Self Obsession
Sentence: His irritating egocentrism

Question 8

Cantena

Answer 8

Definition: Chain
Concatenate: Chain together
Sentence: The concatenated events formed a chain of causes and effects.

Question 9

Intra

Answer 9

Definition: Within
Intramural: Within the walls
Sentence: Intramural activities are held within the school.