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contradict (verb)
contra-(against)+ dict (speak) |
to say or put forth the opposite of something
EX: In court, the defendant contradicted the statement he had given police It is not wise to contradict your boss in front of coworkers. |
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dictator (noun)
dict (speak) (A dictator is a ruler who speaks with power; whatever the ruler says is done.) |
a ruler with total authority
EX: Former dictator Saddam Hussein killed thousands of Iraqis. |
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edict (noun)
e-(out)+ dict (speak) |
an order or decree
EX: On September 26, 1996, the Talivan issued an edict forbidding females from working or going to school. |
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colloquial (adjective)
com-(together)+ log (speak) (when we "speak together" with friends, our speech is colloquial.) |
informal conversation or expression
EX: E-mail to friends tupically use a colloquial style. |
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ecology (noun)
oikos (house)+ -logy (study of) |
the relationship of living things and their environment
EX: Fire plays a key role in the ecology of many forests. |
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loquacious (adjective)
loq- (speak) |
very talkative
The loquacious beautician talked nonstop throughout my haircut. The Tv talk show host had to cut off the loquacious actor by calling for a commercial. |
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monologue (noun)
monos (one) +log (speak) |
a speech or performance by one person
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prologue (noun)
pro- (before)+ log (speak) |
the introduction to a literary or artistic work
an introductory event |
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advocate (verb)
ad- (toward) + voc (voice, call) |
to urge publicly; to recommend (verb)
a person whou publicly urges a cause (noun) |
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invoke (verb)
in-(in) +voc (to call) |
to call in assistance; to call upon
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revoke (verb)
re-(back)+ vok (to call) |
to cancel or withdraw
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vociferous (adjective)
voc-(voice) +ferre (carry) |
crying out noisily: speaking loudly
EX: The vociferous audience shouted for more songs. |
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demographic (adjective)
demos (people)+ graph (write) |
referring to population characteristics
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epigram (noun)
epi (on)+ gram (write) |
a short, clever saying, often in rhyme
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graphic (adjective, noun)
graph (write)(Graphe meant "drawing, writing.") |
referring to drawings or artistic writing (adjective)
described vivdly or clearly (adjective) artistic design or drawing (noun) |
