Word Within the Word

Word Within the WordList 10

Stem 1•Ped: foot or child•Examples:•Pedestrian: a person traveling on foot

•Pediatrician: a doctor for children

Stem 2•Mort: death•Examples: •Mortal: death wound•Mortician: person who takes care of the dead

Stem 3• carn: flesh• Examples:• carnivore: a flesh-eating animal

Stem 4

•Psych: soul•Examples:•Psychic: looking into the human soul

•Psychology: the science of the human soul

Stem 5

•Ethno: race or culture•Examples:•Ethnic: a group sharing a common racial or cultural heritage

Stem 7

•Nat: born•Examples:•Prenatal: before birth or being born

•National: born in that nation

Stem 8•Paleo: old•Examples:•Paleontologist: study of forms of very old life forms like in prehistoric times (fossils)

Stem 9

•Curs: run•Examples: •Cursive: running, flowing writing

Stem 10

•Crypt: hidden•Examples:•Cryptic: having hidden meaning; mystifying

•Crypt: hidden chamber

Stem 11•Cad: fall•Examples:•Cascade: a waterfall over steep rocks

•Cadence: regular beat or fall of rhythm

Stem 12

•Capit: head•Examples:•Capital: city that is the head of government

•Decapitate: behead; no head

Stem 13•Loqu: talk•Examples:•eloquent: to talk well•Loquacious: talkative

Stem 14

•Sacro: holy•Examples:•Sacrament: holy ceremony

Stem 15•Uni: one•Examples:•Unicycle: one-wheeled vehicle

•Union: the act of being united or made as one

Stem 16•Ness: quality of•Examples:•Softness: the quality of being soft

•Politeness: the quality of being polite

Stem 17

•Alt: high•Examples:•Altitude: how high in the air

•Altar: a higher place in the front of a church

Stem 18

•Ics: art•Examples:•Politics: the art of government

Stem 19•Iso: equal•Examples:•Isometric: equality in dimensions

•Isosceles: having two equal sides

Stem 20•Vert: turn•Examples:•Convert: to turn into another form

•Invert: to turn upside down

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Stem 21•Ate: cause•Examples:•Domesticate: to cause to feel comfortable at home

•Create: to cause to exist

Stem 22•Cor: heart•Examples:•Coronary: relating to the heart

•Cordial: hearty; sincere; warm

Stem 23

•Ess: female•Examples:•Lioness: female lion•Empress: woman ruler

Stem 24•Muta: change•Example:•Mutation: to undergo a change

Stem 25•Fug: flee•Examples:•Fugitive: person who is running away or fleeing

•Refugee: one who flees to a place of safety