dict and spec rootwords

Question 1

dictation

Answer 1

what is written down as someone says it

Question 2

circumspect

Answer 2

careful to look at all possibilities before acting

Question 3

spectacles

Answer 3

glasses that help someone see better

Question 4

spectator

Answer 4

a person who watches something, such as a sporting event

Question 5

speculate

Answer 5

to look at and think about something from different points of view

Question 6

introspection

Answer 6

the act of looking in to ones own thoughts and feelings

Question 6

diction

Answer 6

the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken)

Question 7

inspect

Answer 7

to look at carefully in search of flaws

Question 8

contradict

Answer 8

to speak against; to say the opposite

Question 9

dictionary

Answer 9

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

Question 10

dictum

Answer 10

a judge’s ruling or statement

Question 11

retrospective

Answer 11

looking back at past things

Question 12

edict

Answer 12

public words issued by an official that explain a law or command

Question 13

indictment

Answer 13

formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime

Question 14

spectacle

Answer 14

something displayed for the public to see

Question 15

respect

Answer 15

to look up to someone; to show honor

Question 16

predict

Answer 16

to say what will happen before it occurs

Question 17

verdict

Answer 17

the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury

Question 18

perspective

Answer 18

one way of looking at things

Question 19

dictator

Answer 19

a leader who speaks and rules with total power