Vocabulary Lesson 7-8

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Affable

Easy to speak to; approachable; polite, friendly

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ineffable

  1. Beyond description; indescribable

  2. Not to be uttered; taboo

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Dictatorial

Domineering; autocratic, like a dictator

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diction

  1. Choice of words in speech or writing

  2. A person’s manner of uttering or pronouncing words

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dictum

An authoritative expression of opinion

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Ditty

A simple song

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Edict

A decree or proclamation issued by an authority.

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Indict

  1. To issue a formal charge of a crime

  2. To accuse

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Indite

To write; to compose carefully

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Interdiction

A prohibition; the act of forbidding.

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Jurisdiction

  1. Control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law

  2. The specific area of someone’s or something’s control or authority

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Malediction

A curse

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Valediction

A bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech

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Gloss

An explanation of a difficult expression in a text

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Polyglot

A person who knows several languages well.

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Acclamation

  1. Applause; enthusiastic approval

  2. An oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

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Clamor

  1. A loud outcry, especially in protest

  2. To insist or exclaim noisily

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Declaim

To speak loudly or passionately

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Forensic

  1. Referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric

  2. The study or practice of formal debate

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Forum

  1. The central square or marketplace of a Roman city. (When capitalized, Forum refers specifically to the Forum in ancient Rome.)

  2. A public meeting or any situation for open discussion

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Lingo

Unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon

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Lingua franca

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

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Linguist

  1. A person who speaks several languages; a polyglot.

  2. A person who studies linguistics, the structure of human speech.

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Circumlocution

  1. The use of many words when few would do

  2. Evasive talk; roundabout expression

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Colloquium

A meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting

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Locution

A word or expression; phraseology

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Loquacious

Very talkative

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Proverbial

  1. Of or like a wise or witty folksaying

  2. Well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of

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Verbatim

Word for word; in exactly the same words

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Verbose

Wordy; using excessive words

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