Unit 15

Question 1

Dic/dict

Answer 1

Latin: means “to say, to order”

Dictate, malediction, benediction

Question 2

Dictate

Answer 2

V.(1) To speak aloud in order in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded
V.(2) To give an order; to make necessary
Root: Dict
Syn: demand
Ant: allow

Question 3

Malediction

Answer 3

N. A recital of words intended to harm; a curse

Root: Dict

Question 4

Benediction

Answer 4

N. A blessing

Root: Dict

Question 5

Loc/loqu

Answer 5

Latin: means “to speak”

Locution, eloquent, colloquial

Question 6

Locution

Answer 6

N. Style or action of speaking

Root: Loc

Question 7

Eloquent

Answer 7

Adj. Powerful and expressive
Root: Loqu
Syn: articulate
Ant: unclear

Question 8

Colloquial

Answer 8

Adj. Of or relating to informal speech; conversational
Root: Loqu
Syn: idiomatic

Question 9

Voca

Answer 9

Latin: means “to call”

Evocative, equivocate, advocate

Question 10

Evocative

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Equivocate

Answer 11

V. To use misleading or confusing language
Root: Voca
Syn: evade

Question 12

Advocate

Answer 12

(1) V. To argue in favor of
(2) N. Someone who argues for
Root: Voca
Syn: recommend; supporter
Ant: oppose; enemy

Question 13

Clam/claim

Answer 13

Latin: means “to shout or call”

Exclamatory, declaim, clamorous

Question 14

Exclamatory

Answer 14

Adj. Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone

Root: Clam

Question 15

Declaim

Answer 15

V. To speak loudly and with feeling

Root: Claim

Question 16

Clamorous

Answer 16

Adj. Characterized by a loud noise or outcry
Root: Claim
Syn: ear-splitting
Ant: quiet