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"Dict" Latin Root

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CONTRADICT

to speak against; to say the opposite

DICTATION

what is written down as someone says it

DICTATOR

- a leader who speaks and rules with total power

DICTION

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

DICTIONARY

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

DICTUM

a judge’s ruling or statement

EDICT

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

INDICTMENT

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

PREDICT

to say what will happen before it occurs

VERDICT

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