The Root loqui: to speak

Latin root

The root loqui means to speak, and it comes from Latin. It shows up across the GRE, hidden inside words that look unrelated at first glance. Once you recognize it, you can decode the meaning of an unfamiliar word on sight instead of guessing. Below are 4 GRE words built from this one root. Learn the root, and you unlock the whole family.

Words from the root loqui

circumlocutoryadjective

Using many words where fewer would do; roundabout in expression

grandiloquentadjective

pompous or inflated in language; using lofty, bombastic speech

loquaciousadjective

Tending to talk a great deal; talkative

obloquynoun

Strong public criticism or verbal abuse; disgrace

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