-dict Quizs

to speak about future events, foretell

• predict

• describe

• analyze

• conclude

act of speaking so that another may write down

• transcription

• dictation

• notation

• recitation

a reference book in which spoken and written words are defined

• thesaurus

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

• atlas

one’s manner of speaking; enunciation

• syntax

• diction

• grammar

• pronunciation

public words issued by an official and proclaiming a law or command

• decree

• edict

• mandate

• proclamation

a judge’s ruling or statement

• dictum

• verdict

• decree

• opinion

a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• dictator

• president

• monarch

• governor

to speak against; to deny the truth; to say the opposite

• refute

• affirm

• contradict

• confirm

formal words spoken or written by a grand jury charging a person with a crime

• indictment

• acquittal

• testimony

• subpoena

the decision in a trial given by a jury

• verdict

• sentence

• testimony

• deposition