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Nickens WWW-39-AP
| Root/Stem | Definition of Root/Stem | Example Word | Definition of Example Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| miss | send | manumission | release from slavery |
| viv | life | on the qui vive | on the alert |
| sanct | holy | sanction | authorize |
| syn | together | synopsis | summary |
| co | together | colloquy | conversation |
| in | in or not | in loco parentis | in place of the parentis |
| apo | away | apostasy | desertion of principle |
| ism | doctrine or system | narcissism | self-infatuation |
| mis(g) | bad | miscreant | evil unbeliever |
| gno | knowledge | physiognomy | facial character |
| loco | place | in loco parentis | in place of the parents |
| sta | stand | apostasy | desertion of principle |
| phys | nature | physiognomy | facial character |
| terr | land | terra firma | firm land |
| opia | sight | synopsis | summary |
| loqu | talk | colloquy | conversation |
| hedon | pleasure | hedonism | devotion to pleasure |
| liqu | flow | prolix | tediously wordy |
| pro | forward | prolix | tediously wordy |
| patr | father | patrician | aristocrat |
| cred | believe | miscreant | evil unbeliever |
| ous | full of | sententious | full of maxims |