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voc
(VOK)voice or call
Latin for voice or calling out — used in words about speech, vocations, and calls.
rootLatin
CommunicationSpellings:vocvok
Example words
vocal
having to do with the voice
vocabulary
the set of words you know and use
advocate
to speak in support of something
evoke
to call out a memory or feeling
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- 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).
Related roots
Communication. Roots about writing, speaking, and the words we use.
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