4) the following pairs of english words are cognates with the same or similar meanings. you are given the meaning of one of the words. choose the answer that you believe gives the best definition of the second word. orator-oration: orator means "one who speaks, especially one distinguished as a public speaker." its latin root was orator, which meant "speaker." probably, oration means a formal public speech a fact an opinion a leaning towards suppression an enemy