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(noun): a book of definitions
dict (say, speak) + ion (n. condition or action) + ary (related to)
Juliana looked up the word in the dictionary.
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(noun): the state of something or someone
con (together, with) + dit (say, speak) + ion (n. action)
Is your car in good condition?
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(verb): to show, to point out
in (in, into) + dic (say, speak) + ate (v. cause to be)
The gas gauge indicates that we are almost out of gas.
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(verb): to speak for a person to record, to issue an order
dict (say, speak) + ate (v. cause to be)
The lawyer dictated the letter to her secretary.
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(verb): to say what will happen in the future
pre (before) + dict (say, speak)
Joseph predicts that he will get married in ten years.
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(verb): to be devoted to something in an obsessive manner
ad (to, toward) + dict (say, speak)
Leslie is addicted to betting on the horse races.
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(noun): a person who has received the highest degree a university offers, a physician
doct (teach, prove) + or (n. person or thing that does something)
Andre is going to medical school so that he can be a doctor like his mother.
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(noun): something that is taught, dogma
doctr (teach, prove) + ine (n. of the nature of)
We learned about the doctrine of "manifest destiny" in our American history class.
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(adjective): obedient, easily taught
doc (teach, prove) + ile (adj. having the qualities of)
Mrs. Galindez wants to buy a docile dog for her son.
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(noun): an official paper
docu (teach, prove) + ment (n. condition or result)
The library houses many government documents in its collection.
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(adjective): holding conventional beliefs
ortho (straight or erect) + dox (thought, idea)
I don't know if my interpretation of that book is orthodox or not.
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(noun): an established opinion
dog (thought, idea) + ma
Some people find the dogma associated with that organization disturbing.
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