Unit 15 Vocabulary
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18 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Dic/Dict |  "to say, to order" |
| Dictate | to speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded |
| Dictate | to give an order, to make necessary |
| Malediction | a recital of words intended to harm, a curse |
| Benediction | a blessing |
| Loc/Loqu | "to speak" |
| Locution | style or action of speaking |
| eloquent | powerful and expressive |
| colloquial | of or related to informal speech |
| Voca | "to call" |
| evocative | calling forth a vivid image or impression |
| equivocate | to use misleading or confusing language |
| advocate | to argue in favor of |
| advocate | a disagreement or argument |
| Clam/Claim | "to shout or call" |
| exclamatory | having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone |
| declaim | to speak loudly and with feeling |
| clamorous | characterized by a loud noise or outcry |
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