Dict-to Speak Flashcards

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Addict

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To speak to or to sentence oneself; to give oneself habitually or compulsively to something

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Abdicate

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To proclaim away; to renounce formally a throne or high office

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Contradict

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To speak against; to assert the opposite of what someone has said.

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Dictate

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To speak or read something aloud to be recorded by another; to give orders or commands

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Dictator

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One whose speech is to be taken as the final word; one who orders others around; a tyrannical ruler

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Dictatorial

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Speaking and acting in a domineering or opposite way

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Diction

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Choice of words in speaking and writing

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Dictionary

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A book containing the words of a language

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Edict

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A speaking out; an official decree

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Jurisdiction

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The right to interpret and apply the law; legal power to hear and decide cases; the extent of such judicial or other authority

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Predict

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To speak beforehand; to foretell

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Valedictorian

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A student, usually of the highest scholastic standing, who goes the farewell speech at a commencement.

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