DICT- To Speak Flashcards
Addict
To speak to or to sentence oneself; to give oneself habitually or compulsively to something
Abdicate
To proclaim away; to renounce formally a throne or high office
Contradict
To speak against; to assert the opposite of what someone has said
Dictate
To speak or to read something aloud, to be recorded by another; to give (speak) orders/commands
Dictator
Speaking/acting in a domineering or oppressive way
Diction
Choice of words in speaking/writing; also enunciation in speaking or singing
Dictionary
Book containing the words of a (spoken) lamguage
Edict
Speaking out; an official decree
Jurisdiction
The right to interpret (speak) and apply the law; legal power to hear and decide cases; the extent of such judicial or other authority
Predict
To speak beforehand; to foretell
Valedictorian
A student, usually of the highest scholastic standing, who gives the farewell speech of commencement