Word Within the Word List 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 Mexican Peso 0.07619 13.12600 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