Download The Word Within the Word List #1

potent
(power)
potential, potentate, omnipotent
Latin

surg
(rise)
resurgence, insurgence, surge
Latin

log
(word or reason) logic, illogical, monologue
Greek

gram
(writing)
Greek

cant
(sing)

reg
(rule)
regiment, regulate, regime
Latin

pro
(forward)
provide, program, prognosis
Greek

gyn
androgynous, gynecologist, misogynist
Greek

ag
(to do)
agile, agent, aggression
Latin

act
(to do)
transact, react, activate, interact

(woman)
telegram, hologram, grammar
recant, incantation, cantata
Latin
Aborigine
 The
plenipotentiary met twice with the
potentate.
 The
surge of the sea portended the resurgence
of violence.
 The
grammar in the telegram was not correct.
 During
the holy man’s incantation, the spirit
began to appear.
 The
musician’s androgynous appearance was
widely imitated.

The philologist delighted in inventing
neologisms.

There were no regal ceremonies in the
interregnum.

The doctor’s prognosis was not favorable?

The secret agent spilled the deadly chemical
agent?

There may be little time to act or react.
1.
Is a five-pointed star a pentagram?
Yes, a pentagram is a five-pointed star (fivewriting).
2. Is a neologism in the dictionary?
No, a new (neo) word (log) isn’t in the
dictionary yet.
3. Can a senator be a victim of
regicide?
(reg).
No, a regicide is the killing (cide) of a king