roga & rog
These ROOT-WORDS are ROGA & ROG which come from the Latin rogare meaning TO ASK & BEG. The interesting thing is that as the words accumulate, the meanings change. No. 1 is distinctly prayer; No. 2 and No. 3 begin to claim selfishly, to presume. In No. 4 and No. 5 pride enters in. In Nos. 6, 7, and 8 the dictator annuls his treaties, breaks his word. In Nos. 9, 10, and 11 jealousy and ill will enter into the words, and they have a belittling effect.
1. Rogation : ROGA tion (roe gay’ shun) n.
Pertition; prayer
2. Arrogate : at ROGA te (ar’ o gate) v.
Claim for oneself; presume
3. Arrogation : ar ROGA tion (ar o gay’ shun) n.
The act of claiming for oneself
4. Arrogant : ar ROGA nt (ar’ o gant) adj.
Proud; presuming
5. Arrogance : ar ROGA nce (ar’ o gans) n
Pride; presumption
6. Abrogate : ab ROGA te (ab’ ro gate) v.
Do away with; annual; as, abrogate a treaty
7. Abrogative : ab ROGA tive (ab’ ro gay tiv) adj.
Causing annulment
8. Abrogation : ab ROGA tion (a bro gay’ shun) n.
Annulment; cancellation
9. Derogate : de ROGA te (der’ o gate) v.
To lessen; to diminish; as, derogate the importance of an event
10. Derogative : de ROGA tive (de rog’ at iv) adj.
Tending to belittle; to derogate
11. Derogatory : de ROGA tory (de rog’ a tore e) adj.
Making a thing appear to be less important
12. Interrogate : inter ROGA te (in ter’ o gate) v.
To question formally; ask the reason
13. Interrogation : inter ROGA tion (in ter o gay’ shun) n.
Questioning; the act of questioning
14. Prerogative : pre ROGA tive (pre rog’ at iv) n.
A privilege; superiority
15. Prorogate : pro ROGA te (pror’ o gate) v.
To delay; postpone
16. Supererogatory : superer ROGA tory(sup e re rog’ a tore e) adj.
More than needed; nonessential
17. Supererogative : superer ROGA tive (su per e rog’ a tiv) adj.
Supererogatory
18. Supererogation : superer ROGA tion (sup e rer o gay’ shun) n.
Act of performing the nonessential
19. Surrogate : sur ROGA te (sur’ o gate) n.
A substitute; as, a surrogate judge
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