Dear Aspirants
Today we will learn the different words formed from the following root word, along with its usage in the sentences.
Today's root word - 'LOQUI, LOQU & LOC'
Meaning - Speak
Following is the list of words formed from the above root word:
(1) Loquaci(ty) + '-ous' = Loquacious
Loquaci(ty) : talkativeness
'-ous' : Suffix meaning having, full of, or characterized by
Loquacious : talking or tending to talk much or freely
Usage : He had neither the patience nor the tact for managing loquacious parliamentary pedants.
(2) 'Circum-' + 'locution' = Circumlocution
'Circum-' : around; surrounding; on all sides
Locution : a style of speech or verbal expression
Circumlocution : Indirect roundabout way of speech
Usage : He admitted his crime after years of circumlocution.
(3) 'E-' + 'locution' = Elocution
'E-' : Prefix out / away / outside
'locution' : a style of speech or verbal expression; phraseology
Elocution : a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public
Usage : He was a student at the Harvard law school from 1837 to 1840, and from January 1839 to February 1840 he was also an instructor in elocution in the college.
(4) 'Ob-' + 'Loc' + '-ium' : Obloquy
'Ob' : Prefix used with the sense of“reversely,” “inversely,”
'-ium' : Suffix denoting the object of the verb
Obloquy : discredit, disgrace, or bad repute resulting from public blame, abuse, or denunciation
Usage : In his lifetime, Defoe, as not belonging to either of the great parties at a time of the bitterest party strife, was subjected to obloquy on both sides.
(5) 'Soli-' + 'Loqu' + '-ium' = Soliloquy
'Soli-' : a combining form meaning “alone,” “solitary,” used in the formation of compound words
Soliloquy : A long speech to oneself
Usage : There is one other long soliloquy in the play.
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