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loq
(LOHK)to speak, talk
Latin loqui meant to speak. Eloquent speakers speak out clearly; the loquacious can't stop talking.
rootLatin
CommunicationSpellings:loqloclocu
Example words
eloquent
fluent and persuasive in speaking
loquacious
very talkative
colloquial
of casual conversation; informal speech
soliloquy
a speech a character makes alone on stage
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7, 8
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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