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Greek/Latin Stems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ped; pod | foot |
| man; manu | hand |
| spec | to see; look |
| dict | to speak |
| ject | to throw |
| sect | to separate; cut |
| port | to carry |
| miss; mit | to send |
| graph | to write |
| scribe; script | to write |
| cred | to believe |
| jur; jus; jud | the law; justice |
| ben; bene; bon | good; well |
| mal; male | bad; abnormal; worse |
| bio | life |
| vit; viv | life; live |
| flect; flex | to bend |
| frail; fract; frag | to break; shatter |
| junct; join; jug | to join, meet, or link |
| rupt | to break |
| cede; ceed; cess | to go; yield |
| vers; vert | to turn |
| tract | to pull |
| struct | to build |
| therm | heat; temperature |
| socio | friend; companion |
| phon; phono; phone | sound; voice |
| strain, strict, string | to tie, bind, or draw tight |
| terr; terra; geo | land; earth |
| naut; naus; nav | relating to the sea, ships, or travelers |