Unit 15

Question 0

DICTATE

Answer 0

“To speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded” Latin
syn: demand ant: allow

Question 1

DIC/DICT

Answer 1

“Latin DICERE, DICTUM “to say, to order”

Dictate, Benediction, Malediction.

Question 2

MALEDICTION

Answer 2

A recital of words intended to harm; a curse

Latin

Question 3

BENEDICTION

Answer 3

A blessing

Latin

Question 4

LOC/LOQU

Answer 4

Latin LOQUI, LOCUTUS “to speak”

Locution, eloquent, colloquial

Question 5

LOCUTION

Answer 5

Style or action of speaking

Latin

Question 6

ELOQUENT

Answer 6

Powerful and expressive
syn: articulate ant: unclear
Greek

Question 7

COLLOQUIAL

Answer 7

Of or related to informal speech; conversational
syn: idiomatic
Latin

Question 8

VOCA

Answer 8

Latin VOCARE, VOCATUM “to call”

Evocative,advocate, equivocate

Question 9

EVOCATIVE

Answer 9

Calling forth a vivid image or impression
syn: suggestive
Latin

Question 10

EQUIVOCATE

Answer 10

To use misleading or confusing language
syn: evade
Latin

Question 11

ADVOCATE

Answer 11

To argue in favor of
syn: recommend ant: oppose
Latin

Question 12

CLAM/CLAIM

Answer 12

Latin CLAMARE, CLAMATUM “to shout or call”

Exclamatory, declaim, clamorous

Question 13

EXCLAMATORY

Answer 13

Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone

Greek

Question 14

DECLAIM

Answer 14

To speak loudly and with feeling

Latin

Question 15

CLAMOROUS

Answer 15

Characterized by a loud noise or outcry
“syn: ear-splitting ant: quiet”
Greek