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Vocab 15
Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots (Book IV) Unit 15
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10th Grade
03/31/2008

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DICTATE

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1) To speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded

 

2) To give an order; to make necessary.  

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MALEDICTION 

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 A recital of words intended to harm; a curse

LATIN: Male, "badly" 

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BENEDICTION 

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A blessing

LATIN: bene, "well" 

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LOCUTION 

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Style or action of speaking 

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ELOQUENT 

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Powerful and expressive 

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COLLOQUIAL 

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Informal speech; conversational

LATIN: con, "together" 

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EVOCATIVE 

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Calling forth  a vivid image or impression

LATIN: e, "out of" 

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EQUIVOCATIVE 

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To use misleading or confusing language

LATIN: equi, "equal" 

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ADVOCATE 

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1) To argue in favor of

 

2) one who speaks in

support of someone or something

 

LATIN: ad, "toward" 

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EXCLAMATORY 

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Having forceful, excited, or emotional tone

LATIN: ex, "out of" 

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DECLAIM 

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To speak loudly and with feeling

LATIN: de, "down from" 

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CLAMOROUS 

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Characterized by a loud noise or outcry 

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