Can anyone tell me the base words for these???
ravenous-
oblivious-
capricious-
monotonous-
pompous-
tedious-
ominous-
sonorous-
notorious-
please i really need help
2007-10-29 12:53:49 · 3 answers · asked by chelsea 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
raven - plunder
oblivi - to forget
caprice - whim
monotone or monotony - with variance or boring
pomp - with flair
tedium - dull, boring
omen - foretelling
sonor - sound
notify - made known
2007-10-29 13:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Co you mean the nouns they come from?
1. ? 2. oblivion 3. caprice.4.monotone.5. pomposity.6.tedium
7. omen. 8. ? 9. notoriety
Hope this helps a bit.
2007-10-29 13:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
monotone=an unvarying tone or sound
tedium= a boring routine
sonic=pertaining to sound
noted=written about
I think these are probably all from Latin roots originally, you need a good dictionary with word etymology.
(or is it entomology; that always bugs me??)
2007-10-29 13:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by yyyyyy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋