Vocabulary Units 15 + 16

Dic, Dict

To say; to order

Dictate (v.)

1. To speak aloud in order that one’s words may be copied or recorded

2. To give an order; to make necessary

Malediction (n.)

A recital of words intended to harm; a curse

Benediction (n.)

A Blessing

Loc, Loqu

To speak

Locution (n.)

A style or action of speaking

Eloquent (adj.)

Powerful and Expressive

Colloquial (adj.)

Of or related to informal speech; conversational

Voca

To call

Evocative (adj.)

Calling forth a vivid image or impression

Equivocate (v.)

To use misleading or confusing language

Advocate (v.) + (n.)

(v.) 1. To argue in favor of

(n.) 2. Someone who argues for

Clam, Claim

To shout or call

Exclamatory (adj.)

Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone

Declaim (v.)

To speak loudly and with feeling

Clamorous (adj.)

Characterized by a loud noise or outcry

Crux

Cross

Excruciating (adj.)

Extremely painful; antagonizing

Crux (n.)

The most important or decisive point

Crucial (adj.)

Necessary, Essential

Dol

To feel pain; to be grieved

Indolent (adj.)

Lazy, averse to work

Doleful (adj.)

Sad; mournful

Dolorous (adj.)

Mournful gloomy

Acri, Acer

Sharp

Acerbic (adj.)

Harsh and biting in tone

Acrid (adj.)

Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating

Acrimonious (adj.)

Exhibiting sharp harshness in speech or mood

Exacerbate (v.)

To make worse or more severe

Ferv

To boil, to be warm

Fervent (adj.)

Passionately excited or enthusiastic

Fervor (n.)

Emotional Excitement; heated enthusiasm

Effervescent (adj.)

Highly spirited; animated