Unit 7 dict=speak

to speak against; to say the opposite

• dictator

• contradict

• dictation

• edict

a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• contradict

• valedictorian

• dictator

• verdict

the written words someone says

• dictation

• dictate

• dictator

• edict

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined; tells how to say words

• dictation

• verdict

• edict

• dictionary

to say or give orders, to issue commands or orders

• valedictorian

• edict

• dictation

• dictate

words spoken by an official that explain a law; a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record

• verdict

• predict

• edict

• vindictive

to say what will happen before it occurs

• edict

• verdict

• predict

• jurisdiction

a decision spoken after a lot of considering; usually made by the jury in a courtroom

• verdict

• predict

• benediction

• vindictive

the act of saying a prayer; a spoken blessing

usually at the end of a church service

• predict

• benediction

• jurisdiction

• dictation

is usually the student with the highest grades in a class; the one who says one who says farewell at graduation

• contradict

• vindictive

• verdict

• valedictorian