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Roots Week 41
log, loqu, lum, luc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| log, loqu | Greek- “Thought, word, speech” _ |
| logic | (n) the study of the rules and test of sound reasoning; a connection of facts or events in a way that makes sense. |
| dialogue | (n) conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. |
| eulogy | (n) a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died. |
| eloquent | (adj) Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing; clearly expressing or indicating something. |
| loquacious- | (adj) Tending to talk a great deal; talkative. |
| lum, luc | Latin- “Light” |
| luminary | (n) a person who has attained eminence in his or her field or is an inspiration to others; a body that gives light |
| luminous | (adj) radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright. |
| illuminate | (v) to supply or brighten with light; light up. |
| translucent | (adj) permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible. |
| lucid | (adj) easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible; characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sand. |
| soliloquy | (n) An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. |
| ventriloquist | (n) a person who can speak or utter sounds so that they seem to come from somewhere else |
| apology | (n) a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure. |
| pellucid | (adj) admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion; reflecting light evenly from all surfaces; easy to understand |
| elucidate | (v) to make something that is hard to understand clear or easy to understand. |