WORD WITHIN A WORD Unit 7 B DERM

WORD WITHIN A WORD Unit 7 B

DERM (SKIN) Dermatitis: inflammation of the skin � A pachyderm rarely suffers from dermatitis on its trunk. �

ZO (ANIMAL) protozoa: single-celled organism � Does the zoo have a protozoan exhibit with microscopes to look through? �

PER (THROUGH) perambulate: wander around aimlessly � Do any of these pictures show perambulate people? �

PAC (PEACE) pacify: to make happy/peaceful � The child asked for his pacifier when he was ready to go to bed. �

BREV (SHORT) � brevity: briefness; use of few words � A long discursive speech lacks brevity.

NECRO (DEATH) � necropolis: cemetery; “city of the dead” � If you have necrophobia, avoid the necropolis.

URB (CITY) � suburbs: residential area bordering city � The Younger family desired to have a home in the suburbs.

PUGN (FIGHT) � pugnacious: inclined to fight or be aggressive � Tybalt is a pugnacious character in Romeo and Juliet.

ECTO (OUTER) � ectoderm: outer skin � When the man burnt his arm, he damaged his ectoderm.

PLASTO (MOLDED) � rhinoplasty: plastic surgery for the nose � The 80 s actress Jennifer Grey is believed to have had rhinoplasty.

AGOG (LEADER) � synagogue: house of worship for Jewish congregation � At the appointed time, the Jewish worshippers attended services at their synagogue.

CLE (SMALL) � minuscule: very small

IL (NOT) � illegible: not readable � Doctors’ handwriting tends to be illegible.