Letter D Flashcards
(24 cards)
1
Q
root: demo, dem
A
people, citizens
2
Q
root: cracy
A
government
3
Q
root: crat
A
authority
4
Q
root: epi
A
among
5
Q
root: dict
A
speak, say, word
6
Q
root: or
A
one who
7
Q
root: pre
A
before
8
Q
root: ver
A
true
9
Q
root: contra
A
against
10
Q
root: dec
A
ten, tenth
11
Q
root: ad
A
group
12
Q
root: athlon
A
contest
13
Q
democracy
A
government run by the people
14
Q
epidemic
A
rapidly spreading disease among people
15
Q
dictate
A
speak, command
16
Q
dictator
A
one whose word has absolute authority
17
Q
predict
A
to say what will happen beforehand
18
Q
contradict
A
to say or speak against
19
Q
verdict
A
to speak the truth
20
Q
dictionary
A
a book listing words and their meanings
21
Q
benediction
A
a blessing; a wish for well being
22
Q
decade
A
a period of ten years; a group or series of ten
23
Q
decathlon
A
a athletic contest with ten events
24
Q
decimal
A
based of the number ten; a decimal fraction like 0.5 or 0.08
