Unit 15 Flashcards
Dic/dict
Latin: “to say, to order”
Dictate, benediction, MALEDICTION
Loc/loqu
Latin: to speak
Locution, eloquent, COLLOQUIAL
Voca
Latin: to call
Evocative, advocate, EQUIVOCATE
Clam/claim
Latin: “to shout or call”
Exclamatory, declaim, CLAMOROUS
Dictate
v. To speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded (2) v. To give an order; to make necessary
Dic/dict
syn: demand
ant: allow
Malediction
n. A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
Dic/dict
Benediction
n. A blessing
Dic/dict
Locution
n. Style or action of speaking
Loc/loqu
Eloquent
adj. Powerful and expressive
Loc/loqu
syn: articulate
ant: unclear
Colloquial
adj. Of or related to informal speech; conversational
Loc/loqu
Syn: idiomatic
Evocative
adj. Calling forth a vivid image or impression
Voca
Syn: suggestive
Equivocate
v. To use misleading or confusing language
Voca
Syn: evade
Advocate
1) v. To argue in favor of (2) n. Someone who argues for
Voca
Syn: supporter
Ant: enemy
Exclamatory
adj. Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone
Clam/claim
Declaim
v. To speak loudly and with feeling
Clam/claim
