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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
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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