Word Within a Word
Unit 10B
loqu (talk)
• soliloquy (n.): long speech to oneself– In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and
Juliet, one of Juliet’s first soliloquies is on her balcony.
sacro (holy)
• sacrosanct (adj.): divine; holy– The wedding band is sacrosanct
symbol of marriage.
uni (one)
• unison (n.): harmony; agreement– Paddeling in unison is a difficult
task; however, it is beneficial to get a rhythm.
ness (quality)
• vagueness (n.): unclear– If you are vague in your directions,
you can often put yourself and others in danger.
alt (high)
• altitude (n.): height above sea level– This mountain peak’s altitude is
high above sea level.
ics (art)
• politics (n.): methods; “art of policies”– If you are interested in studying
politics, you should become a political science major in college.
iso (equal)
• isosceles (adj.): two equal sides– An isosceles triangle has two equal
sides unlike the equilateral triangle, which has three equal sides.
vert (turn)
• divert (v.): detour; deflect–When road crews are working, it is
necessary to divert traffic.
ate (cause)
• insinuate (v.): hint; suggest–With his closing argument, the
lawyer insinuated his client’s guilt.
cor (heart)
• discord (n.): conflict–My friend doesn’t like discord in our
friendship, so she will avoid talking to me sometimes.
ess (female)
• empress (n.): female ruler of an empire–During her reign, the empress
renamed one of the cities.
muta (change)
• immutable (adj.): unchangeable– An immutable formula is E=MC2.
fug (flee)
• subterfuge (n.): a ploy to escape consequence; scheme