Greek and Latin Roots - Spec and Dict

To speak against something; to say the opposite

• contradict

• verdict

• dictum

• indictment

Public words issued by an official that explain a law or command

• contradict

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• dictum

• edict

To say what will happen before it occurs

• contradict

• predict

• dictum

• edict

What is written as someone says it

• dictionary

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• edict

A reference book in which written or spoken words are defined

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A leader who speaks and rules with total power

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• dictation

• dictator

A judge’s ruling or statement

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• edict

Formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime

• contradict

• verdict

• dictum

• indictment

The decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury

• dictionary

• verdict

• dictation

• edict

A manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken)

• dictionary

• predict

• dictation

• diction