Grade 9 Unit 2 Lesson 6

Mrs. Cheney (United States of America)
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  1. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  2. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  5. valedictorian
    the student with the best grades
  6. dedicated
    devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
  7. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  8. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  9. addiction
    being dependent on something habit-forming
  10. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  11. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  12. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  13. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
  14. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  15. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
Created on Mon Oct 21 08:06:09 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Oct 21 09:48:17 EDT 2013)

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