English Vocabulary With Root Word – Set 5 Free PDF Download

lu/ luc

• Light Other forms- luc , lum, lun, lus
• Luc comes from LATIN lucidus from LUCERE- which means SHINE
• Like elucidate- throw light upon something/ it means to explain somethingto make clear or explain; clarify; expound

Lucent

Adjective

• Producing light
• Glowing Giving light;
• shining Glowing with or giving out light

illustrate

• Il- upon + lu-light
• To use pictures, photographs, diagrams in a book
• Exemplify

Illuminate

• Il- upon + lumin- light
• To shine light on something
• Clarify, light up
• Ant- obscure, darken
• Illumination- light

Luminous

• Shining in the dark, giving out light
• Brilliant Bright, glowing
• Ant- dim, dull

Luciform

• Being light

Pellucid

• Lucid
• clear

luminescent

• Lumin- light + escent- denoting a state
• A quality in something that produces light
• Effulgent
• Emitting light not caused by heat

illustrious

• Very famous and much admired especially because of what you have achieved
• Famous,
• Prominent

lacklustre/ lacklustrer

• Not interesting or exciting; dull
• Lifeless

Translucent

• Adjective
• Trans- through + luc- to light
• Allowing light to pass through but not transparent
• Translucence
• Noun
• S- pellucid, limpid
• A- opaque, blocked

luna

• The moon goddess

elucubrate

• Express with great effort
• To work out or express by studious effort

lunatic

• Moon struck; insane

lucid

• Clearly expressed
• Easy to understand
• Clear, evident, obvious

elucidate

• E- out + luc- light
• To make something clearer by explaining it

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