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Fowler Word List 4A
Fowler: Word within the Word 4A
| Word/Word Part | Meaning |
|---|---|
| morph | shape |
| vest | clothes |
| bene | good |
| pond | weight |
| corp | body |
| dorm | sleep |
| pater | father |
| nov | new |
| punct | point |
| ject | throw |
| tion | act or state |
| loco | place |
| amorphous | not having a definite form or shape |
| vestibule | a small hall through which one enters a building or room |
| benefactor | a person who has given money or other help to someone in need |
| ponderous | large and heavy, often in a clumsy way; massive |
| corporation | group of people who get a charter that gives a group of legal powers and rights |
| dormant | not moving or growing; as if asleep |
| paternal | fatherly, related to one on the father's side |
| innovation | a new device or a new way of doing things |
| puncture | a hole made by a sharp point; to put an end to or make smaller, as if piercing. |
| conjecture | a guess; an opinion formed without sure facts |
| transition | the act or process of passing from one condition, form, or place to another |
| localize | to keep or make stay in a particular part of place |