1. ROOT WORDS
Dict = Speak

2. Contradict
To speak against; to say the opposite.

3. Dictation
What is written down as someone says it.

4. Dictator
A leader who speaks and rules with total power.

5. Diction
The manner in which something is expressed in words (written and spoken)

6. Dictionary
A reference book in which spoken or written words are defined.

7. Dictum
A judges ruling or statement.

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

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

10. Predict
To say what will happen before it occurs.

11. Verdict
The decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury.

12. The End!!!
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