1. Latin Root Word
“Dict” Means “Speak”

2. diction
n - one’s manner of speaking;
enunciation

3. edict n - public words used by an official
proclaiming a law or command

4. contradict
v - to speak against;
to say the opposite

5. dictation
n – the act of speaking words
that someone writes down

6. indictment
n - formal words
charging a person with a crime

7. dictionary
n - a reference book in which words are defined

8. predict
v - to speak about future events;
foretell

9. verdict
n - the decision made by a jury in a trial

10. dictator
n - a leader who rules with total power

11. dictum
n - a judge’s expression of opinion

12. Words from Frindle

13. absorbed
Fully engaged

14. aisle
A passageway that separates one section from
another

15. beaming
Smiling very warmly

16. sidetrack
To turn away or distract someone from the main subject

17. oath
A formal appeal to God or another authority to witness to the truth of a promise or statement.

18. reputation
The general estimation in which a person or thing is held by others.

19. command
to require authoritatively; demand

20. monopoly
an exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service

21. ideal a standard of perfection or excellence. (n.)
advantageous; excellent; best (adj.)

22. acquire
to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: