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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
Communication
Spellings: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

Who it is for

Grades served: 6, 7, 8

Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.

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