词根：ver = to feel awe, to fear 敬畏, 尊敬
来自拉丁语的vereri , venerari意为to feel awe,to fear。此外，ver还有true 的意思，注意不要混淆。
（*拉丁文verus (=true) —— 英文字根字典）
同源词：
1. irreverent（不现感到敬畏的ir<in(=not) + re(=again) + ver(=feel awe)）
adj.不尊敬的，不恭敬的
irreverence n.不敬；不敬的行为（或言辞）
So many teenagers today are irreverence towards authority figures.当今，许多十几岁的青少年对权威人士并不尊敬。
2. revere
v.尊敬，崇敬 *re(=again)
reverent adj.恭敬的；虔诚的
reverential adj.虔诚的；可敬的
my revered grandfather 我受人尊敬的祖父
3. reverence
n.崇敬，尊敬，敬意 *re(=again)
saving your reverence <古>恕我冒昧（地讲）
You/His Reverence (对祖父、牧师等的尊称）尊敬的阁下
4. reverend
adj.值得尊敬的；(the R~)对神职人员的尊称（书面语常写为the Rev.,也略写为Revd.）
n.牧师，教士 *re(=again)
the Reverend (Rev.) Martin Luther King 马丁.路德.金牧师
the Most Reverend 对大主教的尊称
the Right Reverend 对主教的尊称
the Very Reverend 对教长的尊称
the Reverend Father 对天主教司铎的尊称
Reverend Mother 对女修道院院长的尊称
5. very
adj.真正的；同一的 adv.非常地，很
verily adv.真正地；真实地
6. veridical = true speaking
adj.真实的；真正的 《dic = to speak》
7. verifiable
n.可证明的；可确证的
8. verismilar
adj.像是真实的；可能的（看起来像真的一样）《simil = like》
9. verisimilitude
n.逼真；逼真的事物
10. veritable
adj. 真实的；实在的
11. veracious
adj.诚实的；真实的
12. veracity
n.诚实；精确；真实性
13. verdict
n.（陪审团的）判决；判断（实在的言词）《dict = saying》
14. aver
v.断言；[法律]证明；辩明《a- = ad = to 》
词根：voc, vok(vouc, vow, voic) = to call 喊叫, voice（声音）
说文解字:词根voc源自拉丁文vocare,表示“to call(喊叫)”，词根来源于vox表示“(声音)”,可以追溯到原始印欧语根*wekw-。单词vocation 原义是“由神呼唤出来的东西”，即“神召、天使”。那么，“神召唤你去干什么事情”则是“天职，职业”，当然完成这样的工作需要“禀赋和才能”。所以，与一般表示“工作，职业的单词相比vocation 侧重于那些“需要特殊才能的职业”。与vocation 一字之差的vacation 是表示“假期”，在词源上二者很容易区分开来，词根vac是“空”的意思，空闲出来的时间就是假期了。词根vok是voc的变体，体现了k-c之间的互换关系，例如单词convoke 字面理解就是“喊到一起”（con- = together),引申为“召集开会”的意思。
voc和vok这二个词根因与拉丁语的vox,vocis 相关，所以也有voice的意思。vouc,vow,voic是其变形。
同源词：
1. avocation [远离上天所赋予的天职a<ab(=away)+voc(=voice,call)]
n. 副业;业余爱好
I am a poet．but only by avocation. 我是个诗人，不过只是业余的。
2. advocate [向人们大喊ad(=to) +voc(=call)]
v. 拥护；主张
n. 拥护者
advocacy n.拥护；倡导
advocator n.拥护者；倡导者
The candidate advocates deep tax cuts. 那位候选人主张大幅削减税金。
3. evoke [向外、向上叫e<ex(=out，up)+vok(=call)]
vt. 招（魂）；引起，唤起
evocation n.引起；唤起
evocative adj.引起的；唤起的
That song evokes many pleasant high school memories for me. 那首歌唤起了我许多高中时的美好回忆。
4. avowed [向人们大喊的a<ad(=to)+vow<voc(=call)]
adj.坦率承认的；公开宣布的
avowal n.公开声明；坦率承认
avow v. 公开声明；坦率承认
avowedly adv.公然地廷
My father is an avowed supporter of the Republican Party. 我父亲坦然承认自己是共和党的支持者。
5. disavow [向人们大喊说不是dis(= not) + a<ad ( = to) + vow<voc ( = call) ]
vt. 否认；拒绝
disavowal n.否认
He put an ad in the nawspaper disavowing any debts of his ex-wife. 他在报纸上登广告表示拒绝对前妻所欠的任何债务负责。
6. invoke [依靠某物呼喊in(=on)+vok(=call)]
vt.祈求神的庇护；请求：诉诸【法律）；以法术、咒语召唤（鬼怪等）
invocation n.祈祷；求助
People who say blessings at mealtime invoke the name of God with thanks. 就餐时祈祷的人心怀感激地呼唤上帝的名字。
7. irrevocable [无法叫回的ir<in(=not)+re(=back)+voc(=cali)
adj.不能取消的；不可挽回的
The country club gave my father an irrevocable lifetime membership. 那个乡村俱乐部授予我父亲终身会员资格。
8. provoke [向前召唤 pro(=forward,forth)+ vok ( = call) ]
vt.激怒：诱发；激起
provocation n.激怒；刺激；挑拨
provocative adj.令人生气的；刺激的
provoking adj.刺激的；惹人恼火的
My words provoked her so much that she stopped speaking to me. 我的话让她很生气，所以她没再跟我说话。
9. avouch
v.肯定；保证 *a<ad(=to)．vouc<voc(=call)
10. revoke [叫回 re(=back) +vok(=call, voice)]
vt.撤回；废止，取消
revocation n.度止，取消
revocable adj.可以废止（或取消）的
His driving license was revoked after his DUI arrest. 他酒后驾车被捕后，驾照被吊销了。
11. convoke
v. 召集 *con<com(=together)
12. convocation
n.（会议的）召集；（人学毕业生的）评议会；（英国教会的）主教区会议 *con（com（=together）
13. invoice
n.发货单；清单 v．开清单；将…列入清单
14. unvoiced
adj.（想法等）未说出的 *un(=not)．voic<VOC(=call)
15. vocabulary
n.词汇 *ary ( = place where)
a writer with a large vocabulary 词汇量大的作家
16. vocal
adj.声音的；声乐的
vocalize v. 说；唱
vocalist n. 声乐衮；歌手
vocally adv.发声地：歌唱的
vocalcores 声带
vocalorgans 发声器官
vocalmusic 声乐
vocalscore 声乐钢缩编谱
17. vocational
adj.职业的
vocational guide 职业指导
18. vocative
adj. 反称呼的；[语]呼格的
vocative case 呼格
19. vouch
v.保证，担保；证明 *vouc<voc(=call，voice)
vouch for him /for his ability to pay，for the truth of his story 为他担保/证明他有支付能力，证明他所说的是事实
20. voucher
n.收据，凭单；代金券 *vouc<voc(=call．voice)
luncheon voucher（作为工责的一部分发给雇员供在餐馆使用的）就餐券
meal voucher 餐券
gift voucher 礼券
hotel vouchers 住宿券
21. vow
n.誓言，誓约以发誓，鼗誓 *vow<voc(=call,voice)
marriage vows 婚誓
break a vow 违背誓言
22. vowel
n.元音 *vow<voc(=call,voice)
23. vox
n.嗓音；声音；言醉 *vox<voc(=call,voice)
Vox Populi Vox Dei 民之声，人之声
24. vociferate
v. 大声喊叫；吼叫（使声音能传送至远处）fer(=to carry)
vociferous adj. 大声喊叫；喧哗的；嘈杂的
25. equivocal [equi相等的，一样的，两可的，voc声，言语，-al形容词后缀，…的]
adj.(语言)模棱两可的，双关的，含糊的，多义的
equivocallity n. [见上，-ity名词后缀] (语言的)含糊，两可，多义性
equivoke n. [见上] 模棱两可的话，双关语，两义语
26. multivocal
adj. 多义的;暧昧的;喧哗的（许多声音前缀multi-的意思是many）
词根词缀：agora-, -gor-
【来源及含义】Greek: assembly, market place; open space, public speaking; originally, "to unite"
【同源单词】agora, agoramania, agoraphobia, allegory, diagorize, Harpagornis
词根词缀：foren-, fore-
【来源及含义】Latin: forensis of a forum, place of assembly; public, public speaking; foras, foranus, outside, residing outside, out of doors
【同源单词】affeer, afforest, agroforestry, coafforest, deforest, disafforest
词根词缀：legi-, -leg-, -ligi-, -lig-, -lect-, -lectic, -lection
【来源及含义】Latin: read, readable [to choose words; to gather, to collect; to pick out; to read, to recite]
【相关描述】Closely related to lexi-, -lexia, -lexic, -lexis (Greek: a word; a saying, a phrase; speaking).
【相关词根词缀】 Related "word, words" units: etym-; lexico-; locu-; logo-; onomato-; -onym; verbo-.
【同源单词】coil, collect, collectanea, collected, collectedly, collectedness
词根词缀：lexico-, lexi-, lex-, -lexia, -lexias, -lexic, -lectic, -lexis
【来源及含义】Greek: word or words, vocabulary; a saying, a phrase; speaking, speech
【相关描述】Closely related to legi-, ligi-, lig-, lect-, -lectic (Latin: read, readable [to choose words; to gather, to collect; to pick out, to choose; to read, to recite]).
【相关词根词缀】 Related "word, words" units: etym-; legi-; locu-; logo-; onomato-; -onym; verbo-.
【同源单词】alexia, bradylexia, cardiologists lexicomedy, daffynition, dictionary of lexicomedy, dictionary
词根词缀：-ology, -logy, -ologist, -logist
【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix meaning: to talk, to speak; a branch of knowledge; any science or academic field that ends in -ology which is a variant of -logy; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with certain topics or subjects
【相关描述】The word -ology is a back-formation from the names of certain disciplines. The -logy element basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), "to speak".
The suffix -ology is considered to be misleading sometimes as when the "o" is actually part of the word stem that receives the -logy ending; such as, bio + logy.
Through the years -ology and -logy have come to mean, "study of" or "science of" and either of these suffixes often utilize the form of -ologist, "one who (whatever the preceding element refers to)".
The examples shown in this unit represent just a small fraction of the many words that exist in various dictionaries.
【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.
【同源单词】abiology, abiophysiology, academic anthropologist, academic anthropology, acanthologist, acanthology
词根词缀：publi-, pub-
【来源及含义】Latin: people, belonging to the people, concerning people, population
【相关词根词缀】Related "people, human" word units: anthropo-; demo-; ethno-; ochlo-; popu-.
【同源单词】ludi publici, Non tua te moveant, Per scientiam ad salutem publicam, political-public speaking, Pro bono publico, Pro Christo et Republica
词根词缀：rhetor-
【来源及含义】Greek: rhetorike tekhne, "the technique or art of public speaking" > Latin: orator; that which is spoken
【同源单词】rhetor, rhetoric, rhetorical, rhetorical question, rhetorically, rhetoricaster
词根词缀：serm-, sermo-
【来源及含义】Latin: a speaking, talking, delivering religious messages; literally, "that which is put together in a certain order"
【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; tongue; voc-.
【同源单词】sermocination, sermocinator, sermon, Sermon on the Mount, sermonesque, sermonic