The document discusses 50 words derived from the Latin root words "luc" meaning light and "loqu" meaning speak or talk. Some examples of words from the luc root include lucid, illuminate, and luminescent, relating to light, clarity, or understanding. Words from the loqu root include eloquent, colloquial, and ventriloquism, relating to speaking, language, or conversation. The document is intended to help readers learn these words and their meanings through their connection to their Latin roots.
The document discusses 50 words derived from the Latin root words "luc" meaning light and "loqu" meaning speak or talk. Some examples of words from the luc root include lucid, illuminate, and luminescent, relating to light, clarity, or understanding. Words from the loqu root include eloquent, colloquial, and ventriloquism, relating to speaking, language, or conversation. The document is intended to help readers learn these words and their meanings through their connection to their Latin roots.
The document discusses 50 words derived from the Latin root words "luc" meaning light and "loqu" meaning speak or talk. Some examples of words from the luc root include lucid, illuminate, and luminescent, relating to light, clarity, or understanding. Words from the loqu root include eloquent, colloquial, and ventriloquism, relating to speaking, language, or conversation. The document is intended to help readers learn these words and their meanings through their connection to their Latin roots.
Luc- comes from Latin lucidus from lucere ‘shine’, ‘light’. Other forms of this word root are LUC, LUM, LUN and LUS. 1. Lucid- easily understood , giving off light 2. Circumlucid: Being light on every side 3. Elucidate: To put light upon something, make something clear 4. Elucidative: Explanatory, enlightening 5. Pellucid: Lucid, clear 6. Elucubrate: a hard worker, who works in the lamp light 7. Lucent: Producing light, glowing 8. Luciform: Having characteristics of light 9. Lucifugal: Being afraid of light (fugus – flee) 10. Lucifugous: Being afraid light, avoiding it 11. Lucimeter: An instrument to measure light 12. Luculent: Producing bright light 13. Illumination: Light 14. Illuminating: put light upon something making it easier to understand 15. Lumen: A unit to measure light 16. Luminaire: A lamp 17. Luminary: The lighting star of an area, an expert 18. Luminescent: Producing soft light 19. Luminosity: The quantity of lightness 20. Unilluminated: Being in a shadow, unlighted 21. Lunambulism: Sleepwalking induced by the moon 22. Luminiferous: producing or transmitting light 23. Lunatic: Moonstruck; insane 24. Lustre: Producing gentle or soft light 25. Translucent: Allowing light to pass through diffusely
Latin word ‘Loqu’ and its variants mean ‘speak’ or ‘talk’
26. Circumlocution: using more words than necessary in a talk 27. Locution: a style of speech or verbal expression. 28. Illocutionary: an utterance, a speaker's intention 29. Colloquy: a formal “talking” 30. Colloquialism: a word that is used in an informal talk 31. Colloquium: a conversation or a talk 32. Soliloquy: a “talking” by oneself, an act of talking out loud to oneself in a play 33. Elocution: the art of speaking/talking clearly 34. Eloquent: one who talks fluently. 35. Grandiloquent: one who talks pompously.
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36. Interlocution: a dialogue or a talk
37. Interlocuter: a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation. 38. Longiloquence: talking lengthily 39. Loquacious: of “talking” a lot 40. Loquacity: action of “talking” a lot 41. Loquitur: a note that a character is to talk 42. Loquent: inclined to speak; articulate 43. Obloquy: to talk publicly criticizing, ruining someone’s reputation (ob: against) 44. Ambiloquy: Unclear language (ambo – two) 45. Omniloquence: talking about everything (omni – all) 46. Pleniloquence: “talking” excessively (pleni- full) 47. Somiloquence: “talking in one’s sleep (somna – sleep) 48. Ventriloquism: “talking” with inner voice, not moving the lips (venter – belly) 49. Ventriloquist: one who throws her “talking” to another 50. Magniloquence: “talk” high-flown language. (Magnus –great) 51. Blandiloquent: “talking” in a sweet voice (blandus - soft)
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