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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
Who it is for
Grades served: 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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