PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Abdicate
(of a monarch) renounce one's throne:
"in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor"
synonyms: resign from · relinquish · renounce · give up · surrender · vacate · More
Indictment
N. Amer.
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime:
"an indictment for conspiracy"
DEDICATION
- the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose: "his dedication to his duties" synonyms: devotion · commitment · loyalty · adherence · allegiance the action of dedicating a church or other building: "the dedication and unveiling was attended by some 5,000 people"
Edict
[ ˈēdikt ]
noun
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
synonyms: decree · order · command · commandment · mandate · More
Dictatorial
of or typical of a ruler with total power:
"a dictatorial regime"
synonyms: autocratic · undemocratic · totalitarian · authoritarian · More
Addicted
physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects:
"she became addicted to alcohol and diet pills"
synonyms: dependent on · hooked on · strung out on
Dictate
lay down authoritatively; prescribe:
"the tsar's attempts to dictate policy"
synonyms: give orders to · order around/about · lord it over · More
Contradict
deny the truth of (a statement), especially by asserting the opposite:
"the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims"
synonyms: deny · rebut · dispute · challenge · counter · controvert · More
Diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing:
"Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction"
synonyms: phraseology · phrasing · turn of phrase · wording · language · More