Vocab From Classical Roots Book D Lessons 7 & 8

FATEO, FARIM, FASSUM

L. to speak, to confess, to admit

DICO, DICERE, DIXI,DICTUM

L. to say, to tell

GLOSSA, GLOTTA

G. tongue, language

affable

adj. easy to speak to; approachable, polite, friendly

ineffable

adj. beyond description, indescribable

not to be uttered; taboo

dictatorial

adj. domineering; autocratic, like a dictator

diction

n. choice of words in speech or writing

a person's manner of uttering or pronouncing words well

dictum

n. an authoritative expression of opinion

ditty

n. a simple song

edict

n. a decree or proclamation issued by an authority

indict

tr. v. (legal) to issue a formal charge of a crime

to accuse

indite

tr. v. to write; to compose

interdiction

n. a prohibition; the act of forbidding

jurisdiction

n. control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law

the specific area of someone's or something's control or authority

malediction

n. a curse

valediction

n. a bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech

gloss

n. an explanation of a difficult expression in a text

tr. v. to explain away

polyglot

n. a person who knows several languages well

CLAMO, CLAMARE, CLAMAVI, CLAMATUM

L. to cry out, to shout

FORUM

L. forum, place out of doors

LINGUA

L. speech, language, tongue

LOQUOR, LOQUI, LOCUTUM

L. to speak

VERBUM

word

acclamation

n. applause; enthusiastic approval

an oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

clamor

n. a loud outcry, especially in protest

intr. v. to insist or exclaim noisily

declaim

tr. and intr. v. to speak loudly or passionately

forensic (s)

adj. referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric

n. the study or practice of formal debate

forum

n. the central square or marketplace of a Roman city

a public meeting or any situation for open discussion

lingo

n. unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon

lingua france

n. a language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages

linguist

n. a person who speaks several languages; a polyglot

a person who studies linguistics, the structure of human speech

circumlocution

n. the use of many words when few would do

evasive talk; roundabout expression

colloquium

n. a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting

locution

n. a word or expression; phraseology

loquacious

adj. very talkative

proverbial

adj. of or like a wise or witty folk-saying

well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of

verbatim

adj. word for word; in exactly the same words

verbose

adj. wordy, using excessive words