Stem Word List #13
Stem
Meaning
Example Words
13-1 uni
(one)
unicycle, universe, united, union, uniform, unicorn, unique
13-2 ics
(art)
politics, economics, aesthetics, graphics, ethics, calisthenics
13-3 vert
(turn)
convert, revert, inverted, divert, vertex, extrovert, introvert
13-4 ess
(female)
lioness, empress, princess, baroness, seamstress, governess
13-5 muta
(change)
mutant, mutation, mutagenic, mutable, transmutation
13-6 jus
(law)
justice, justify, unjust, jus soli, justiciary
13-7 sen
(old)
senile, senior, senator, seniority, senescent
13-8 sol
(alone)
solitude, solitary, solo, soliloquy, desolate, consolidate
13-9 log
(word or reason)
logic, neologism, philologist, logician, illogical, monologue
13-10 gram
(writing)
telegram, pentagram, hexagram, hologram, grammar
13-11 frat
(brother)
fraternity, fraternal, fratricide, fraternize
13-12 ef
(out)
effusive, effulgent, efflux, efficacy, effeminate, effluent
13-13 vore
(eating)
omnivore, herbivore, carnivore, voracious, devour
13-14 caust
(burn)
caustic, holocaust, cauterize, caustically, causticity
13-15 terr
(land)
extraterrestrial, subterranean, terrain, Mediterranean
Directions:
Step One: Create a study note card for each stem
Step Two: Spend time each night reviewing your cards. (This can be done on the bus ride home, in the
car, or during study time in Inquiry class, etc.)
Step Three: Remember that the Word Within a Word is cumulative. That means once you have list # 2
you can’t just toss out list # 1. You’ll need to keep reviewing those words too! You’ll see them on Stem
Test # 2 and so on.