Vocabulary from Classical Roots - Lessons 7/8 - Book D

Vocabulary from Classical Roots by Norma Fifer and Nancy Flower Book D. This includes words and roots.

FATEOR, FARI, FASSUM

Latin roots meaning "to speak" or "to confess."

affable

Easy to speak to; approachable; polite; friendly

ineffable

Beyond description; indescribable; not to be uttered; taboo

DICO, DICERE, DIXI, DICTUM

Latin roots meaning "to say" or "to tell."

dictatorial

Domineering; autocratic; like a dictator

diction

Choice of words in speech or writing; A person’s manner of uttering or pronouncing words

dictum

An authoritative expression of opinion

ditty

A simple song

edict

A decree or proclamation issued by an authority

indict

To issue a formal charge of a crime; to accuse

indite

to write; to compose

interdiction