ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWord partsRootslaud
RootLatin
laud
praise
Latin laudare meant praise: a laudatory review praises, a laudable act deserves praise, and a gracious speaker praises it laudably.
Words built from it
- laudable — deserving praise
laud (praise) + -able (worthy of) - laudably — in a way that deserves praise
laud (praise) + -ably (in a manner worthy of) - laudatory — expressing praise
laud (praise) + -atory (relating to) - laud — to praise highly
laud (praise) - belaud — To praise lavishly.
be- (thoroughly) + laud (praise, from Latin laudare) - unlaudable — Not deserving praise.
un- (not) + laud (praise) + -able (worthy of)
Looks like it, but is not
- applaud — from Latin applaudere (ad- plus plaudere 'to clap'), a different verb from laudare 'to praise' despite the similar sense of approval
- plaudit — traces to Latin plaudere 'to clap, applaud,' not to laudare 'to praise'
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More roots
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- jur/jus — law; swear an oath
- loc (place) — place
- log/logue — word, speech, study
- loq/loc (speak) — speech