Root: suave, suade, suas

Meaning: pleasant, counsel

 

1. suave: courteous
2. persuasive : power to convince
3. assuage : less severe pain
4. dissuade : deter
5. assuasive : soothing

 

Root: zo/o/zoon/zoa/zoic

Meaning: life, to live, living

 

1. zoanthropy : man as animal
2. zoetic : vital
3. zoolatory : worship of animals
4. zoophobia : abnormal fear of animals
5. zodiac : the 12 signs

 

Context:

 

1. The gentleman is suave and euphemistic
2. The persuasive counseling paid off
3. To assuage is to comfort
4. The mother dissuaded her child from eating ice-cream
5. The assuaging song lulled the baby
6. Zoanthropy is a delusion
7. Oxygen is a zoetic component
8. Certain African tribes practice zoolatory
9. John suffers from zoophobia
10. The zodiac is divided into 12 equal parts

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