COM — LUC
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E — PORT
COM (with or together) + PORT (carry) = COMPORT — to behave or carry oneself well socially.
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DIF — BELL
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CIRCUM — SPECT
CIRCUM (around or about) + SPECT (look or view) = CIRCUMSPECT — careful to look around before acting.
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ARM — OR
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CRED — ENCE
CRED (belief) + ENCE (action or quality of) = CREDENCE — belief that something is true or real.
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EP — PORT — CULE
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COM — LUMIN — MENT
COM (with or together) + PORT (carry) + MENT (action or process) = COMPORTMENT — way of behaving or carrying oneself.
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HYPER — VOC — ATION
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PRO — NAUT — SCRIPT
PRO (front) + VOC (voice or speech) + ATION (action or process) = PROVOCATION — action intended to call forth a response.
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NON — CON — DERM — ERN
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DIA — EX — FORM — IST
NON (not) + CON (with or together) + FORM (shape) + IST (one who does) = NONCONFORMIST — person who does not follow popular ideas.
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Etymology
From the Greek poly-, meaning many, and a form of manthánein, meaning to learn. Mathematics also shares this root.
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