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Unit XV Flashcards

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Loc/loqu

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Latin
To speak
Locution, eloquent, colloquial

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Dic/dict

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Latin
To say, to order
Dictate, malediction, benediction

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Voca

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Latin
To call
Evocative, equivocate, advocate

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Clam/claim

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Latin
To shout or call
Exclamatory, declaim, clamorous

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Dictate

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Verb
(1) to speak aloud in orders that one's words may be copied or recorded. (2) To give an order; to make necessary.
Dic
Syn: demand
Ant: allow
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Malediction

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Noun
A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
Dict

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Benediction

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Noun
A blessing
Dict

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Locution

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Noun
Style or action of speaking
Loc

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Eloquent

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Adjective 
Powerful and expressive
Loqu
Syn: articulate 
Ant: unclear
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Colloquial

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Adjective
Of or related to informal speech; conversational
Loqu
Syn: idiomatic

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Evocative

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Adjective
Calling forth a vivid image or impression
Voca
Syn: suggestive

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Equivocate

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Verb
To use misleading or confusing language
Voca
Syn: evade

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Advocate

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Verb; to argue in favor of. 
Noun; someone who argues for.
Voca
Syn: supporter
Ant: enemy
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Exclamatory

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Adjective
Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone.
Clam

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Declaim

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Verb
To speak loudly and with feeling
Claim

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Clamorous

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Adjective
Characterized by a large noise or outcry
Clam
Syn: ear-splitting
Ant: quiet

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