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WWW List #10
Word Within a Word v. 1
| Stem | Meaning | Sample words |
|---|---|---|
| ped | foot or child | orthopedist, pediatrician |
| mort | death | mortal, mortician |
| carn | flesh | carnivore, carnage |
| psych | soul | psychology, psychic |
| ethno | race or culture | ethnic group, ethnography |
| gen | origin | genetics, gene |
| nat | born | nativity, natal |
| paleo | old | paleontologist, paleography |
| curs | run | cursive, incursion |
| crypt | hidden | cryptic, encrypt |
| cad | fall | cascade, decadent |
| capit | head | decapitate, capital |
| loqu | talk | eloquent, soliloquy |
| sacro | holy | sacrament, sacred |
| uni | one | universe, unicorn |
| ness | quality | softness, politeness |
| alt | high | altitude, altar |
| ics | art | politics, graphics |
| iso | equal | isothermal, isosceles |
| vert | turn | convert, invert |
| ate | cause | domesticate, dominate |
| cor | heart | core, courageous |
| ess | female | lioness, princess |
| muta | change | mutant, mutate |
| fug | flee | fugitive, refugee |