Dict Words

Mr. Freedman (United States of America)
Vocabulary words containing the root "dict."
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  1. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  2. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  3. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
  4. addict
    to cause to become dependent
  5. addiction
    being dependent on something habit-forming
  6. contradictory
    not able to be true at the same time
  7. dictate
    a guiding principle
  8. dictation
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  9. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  10. dictatorship
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  11. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  12. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  13. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  14. interdict
    command against
  15. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  16. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  17. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  18. predictability
    the capacity to be known or expected in advance
  19. predictable
    capable of being foretold
  20. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  21. unpredictable
    unknown in advance
  22. unpredictability
    the quality of being without a certain outcome
  23. valedictory
    a farewell oration
  24. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
Created on Wed Feb 01 15:21:35 EST 2012

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