Vocabulary Building

Root Words

• a word or word element from which other words grow

• through the addition of prefixes and suffixes.

• a root is a word part that means something.

 Examples

1. FID(trust/ faith)

• Fidelity: Faithfulness, loyalty

• Infidelity: unfaithful, disloyal, disloyalty

• Perfidey: faithflessness, deceitfulness (-ve word)(throug

h)
 FID(trust/ faith)
• Confidant: (N) an intimate and trustworthy friend

• Confide: (V) to share secrets with someone whom you tr

ust

• Affidavit: (N) a document of affirmation and trust

 FID(trust/ faith)
• Confident: bold, fearless, convinced

• Diffident: shy, hesitant

• Bonafide: genuine, authentic

• Malafide: illegal, false

 Examples

2. LOC/LOQ (to speak/ talk)

• Loquacious: (A) talkative

• Eloquent: who speaks fluently

• Somniloquent: talking/ muttering while asleep

• Magniloquent/ Grandioquent: a bombastic way of spea

king to impress/ exaggeration
 LOC/LOQ (to speak/ talk)
• Blandiloquent: a flattering speech

• Melliloquent: one who speaks in a very sweet voice

• Ventriloquent: a way of speaking in which a person chan

ges his/ her voice, voice coming from somewhere else

• Dentiloquent: a way of speaking with clenched teeth

 LOC/LOQ (to speak/ talk)
• Circumlocution: an indirect way of speaking , beat aroun
d the bush.
• Soliloquy: (N) the act of talking to oneself

• Colloquial: an informal speech/ casual conversation/ mut

ual discourse

• Obloquy: (N) an abusive language used to criticise, blam

e someone
 LOC/LOQ (to speak/ talk)
• Interlocution: (N) talk between two or more people, conv
ersation

• Elocution: the art of effective public speaking

 Plac/Plais (to please/soothe/ calm down)
• PLACATE: (V) to pacify or calm down

• PLACID: (A) quiet/calm/ serene

• PLACABLE: (A) who can be pleased/ satisfied

• IMPLACABLE: (A) who cannot be pleased

• angry, violent, aggressive
 Plac/Plais (to please/soothe/ calm down)
• COMPLACENT (A) : self satisfied

• PLACEBO(N): a fake treatment/ medication given to a per

son to satisfy them psychologically

• COMPLAISANT(A) willing to please others or accept what

they do or say without protest,obedient
 NOV/ NEO (New)
• NOVICE: (N) beginner, one who is new to something, ine
xpert, inexperienced

• NOVEL: (A) new

• NOVELTY (N) newness

• NEOPHYTE (N) beginner , newcomer

 NOV/ NEO (New)
• NEONATAL: (A) related to newly born babies

• INNOVATION : (N) to make / create something new

• RENOVATION: (N) to give a new look

• NOVITATE: (N) apprenticeship, training period

 LUC (Light, Bright, clear)
• Lucid: (A) clear

• Pellucid (A) clear

• Elucidate: (V) to express soemthing clearly

• Lucent: (A) bright and shining

• Translucent : (A) allowing light to pass through

 BELL (War/ Fight)
• Bellona: Roman godesses of war

• Bellicose: quarrelsome, always ready to fight

• Belligerent: querulous, aggressive

• Rebellion: revolt, mutiny

 BELL (War/ Fight)
• Antebellu: relating to time before war

• Postbellum: relating to time after war

• Bellipotent: powerful in war

 Pan (all, everywhere)
• Pan India: all over India

• Panacea(N): a cure for all diseases

• Pandemonium: (N) chaos, confusion, disorder

• Pantheist: (N) one who believes in all gods

 Pan (all, everywhere)
• Panorama(N): a view of an era in all directions

• Pandora Box(N) : a box that was a cause of all evil / probl

ems

• Panchromatic(A): a photgraphic film that is sensitive to all

colours
 Pan (all, everywhere)
• Pandemic:(N) a disease spread all over the country or wo
rld

• Pantheon: (N) a temple dedicated to all gods