Unit 15 Flashcards
Dictate
v. To speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded. v. To give an order; to make necessary.
Root: Dict
Syn: Demand
Ant: Allow
DIC/DICT
Latin Dicere, Dictum means to “say, to order”
Dictate, Malediction, Benediction
Malediction
n. A recital of words intended to harm; a curse.
Root: Dict
Benediction
n. A blessing
Root: Dict
LOC/LOQU
Latin: Loqui, Locotus means to “speak”
Locution, Eloquent, Colloquial
Locution
n. Style or action of speaking.
Root: Loc
Eloquent
adj. Powerful and expressive.
Root: Loqu
Syn: Articulate
Ant: Unclear
Colloquial
adj. Of or related to informal speech; conversational.
Root: Loqu
Syn: Idiomatic
VOCA
Latin: Vocare, Vocatum means to “call”
Evocative, Equivocate, Advocate
Evocative
adj. Calling forth a vivid image or impression.
Root: Voca
Syn: Suggestive
Equivocate
v. To use misleading or confusing language.
Root: Voca
Syn: Evade
Advocate
v. To argue in favor n. Someone who argues for Root: Voca Syn: Recommend Ant: Oppose Syn: Supporter Ant: Enemy
CLAM/CLAIM
Latin: Clamare, Clamatum means to “shout or call”
Exclamatory, Declaim, Clamorous
Exclamatory
adj. Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone.
Root: Clam
Declaim
v. To speak loudly and with feeling
Root: Claim