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Latin Word Clues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| voc, vok | voice; call |
| dic, dict | say; speak; assert |
| dica, dicat | proclaim; set apart |
| duc, duct | lead |
| loqu, locut | speak |
| garrul | chatter; talk |
| equ | equal; fair |
| ben-, bon- | good; well |
| mal- | bad; ill |
| soli-, sol- | alone; only |
| magn- | great; large |
| vocal | of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice |
| predict | to declare or tell in advance |
| dedicate | to devote wholly and earnestly, as to some person or purpose |
| introduce | to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted |
| loquacious | talking or tending to talk much or freely |
| location | a place or situation occupied |
| garrulous | excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters |
| equality | the state or quality of being equal |
| benediction | an utterance of good wishes |
| benign | having a kindly disposition |
| malediction | a curse |
| soliloquy | an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts) |
| magniloquence | speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style |
| equity | the quality of being fair or impartial |
| iniquity | gross injustice or wickedness |
| son | sound |
| verb | word |
| lingu | language; tongue |
| langu | faint; weary |
| ver | truth |
| vor | eat |
| vir | man |
| virtu | strength; virtue |
| omni- | all |
| multi- | many |
| pauci- | few |
| long- | long |
| brev- [brief] | short |
| supersonic | greater than the speed of sound waves through air |
| verbal | of or pertaining to words |
| lingual | of or pertaining to the tongue or some tonguelike part |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| veracity | habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness |
| voracity | A craving for or consumption of large quantities of food |
| virile | of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine |
| virtuoso | a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field |
| omnivorous | eating both animal and plant foods |
| multilingual | using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility |
| paucity | smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness |
| elongate | to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend |
| brevity | shortness of time or duration; briefness |
| verity | the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality |
| verbose | characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy |