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dict/spec
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20
English
5th Grade
01/19/2011

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Term
CONTRADICT
Definition
to SPEAK against; to SAY the opposite
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DICTATION
Definition
what is written down as someone SAYS it
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DICTATOR
Definition
A leader who SPEAKS and rules with total power
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DICTION
Definition
the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or SPOKEN)
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DICTIONARY
Definition
A reference book in which SPOKEN or written words are defined.
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DICTUM
Definition
A judge's ruling or STATEMENT
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EDICT
Definition
public WORDS issued by an official that explain law or command.
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INDICTMENT
Definition
formal words SPOKEN or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime.
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PREDICT
Definition
to SAY what will happen before it occurs
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VERDICT
Definition
the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision SAID by the jury
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CIRCUMSPECT
Definition
careful to LOOK at all possibilities before acting; cautious; aware of consequences
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INSPECT
Definition
to LOOK at carefully in search of flaws.
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INTROSPECTION
Definition
the act of LOOKING into one's own thoughts and feellings
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PERSPECTIVE
Definition
one way of LOOKING at things
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RESPECT
Definition
to LOOK up to someone; to show honor
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RETROSPECTIVE
Definition
LOOKING back at past things
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SPECTACLE
Definition
something displayed for the public to SEE
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SPECTACLES
Definition
glasses that help someone to SEE better
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SPECTATOR
Definition
a person who WATCHES something, such as a sporting event
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SPECULATE
Definition
to LOOK at and think about something from different points of view
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