Unit 15 Flashcards

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Dictate

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To speak aloud in order that ones words may be copied or recorded

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DIC/DICT

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To say order

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Malediction

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A recital of words intended to harm

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Benediction

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A blessing

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LOC/LOQU

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To speak

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Locution

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Style or action of speaking

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Eloquent

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Powerful and expressive

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Colloquial

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Of or related to informal speech

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VOCA

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To call

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Evocative

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Calling forth a vivid image or impression

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Equivocate

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To use misleading or confusing language

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Advocate

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To argue in favor of

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CLAM/CLAIM

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To shout or call

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Exclamatory

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Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone

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Declaim

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To speak loudly and with feeling

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Clamorous

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Characterized by a loud noise or outcry