Chapter 15 Flashcards

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Dic/ Dict

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Latin: to say, to order

Dictate, male diction, benediction

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Dictate

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V: to speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded.
V. To give on order; to order make necessary
Root: dic
Syn: demand
Ant: allow

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Medication

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N: a recital of words intended to harm; a cruse
Root: dict

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Benediction

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N: a blessing
Root: dict

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Loc/ loqu

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Latin: to speak

Locution, eloquent, colloquial

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Locution

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N: style or action at speaking
Root: loc

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Eloquent

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Adj: powerful and expressive
Root: loqu
Syn: articulate
Ant: unclear

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Colloquial

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Adj: of or related to informal speech
Root: logu
Syn: idiomatic

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Voca

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Latin: to call

Evocation, equivocate, advocate

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Evocative

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Adj: calling forth a vivid image or
Root: Voca
Syn: impression
Syn: suggestive

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Equivocate

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V: to use misleading or contusions language
Root: Voca

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Advocate

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V: to argue in favor of 
N: some who argue 
Root: Voca 
Syn: supporter
Ant: enemy
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Clam/ claim

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Latin: to shout, to call

Exclamation, declaim, clamorous

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Exclamation

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Adj: having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone
Root: clam

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Declaim

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V: to speak loudly and with feeling
Root: claim

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Clamorous

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Adj: characterized by a loud noise or outcry
Root: clam
Syn: ear- splitting
Ant: quiet