Word Power (Second Batch)

dic, dict

say, tell

abdicate

to give up the power to rule

edict

an official public proclamation having the force of law

indict

to charge with a crime, indictment

interdict

to forbid in a formal and authoritative manner

loqu, locut

to speak

locquacious

talkative

soliloquy

speaks alone, in a drama

circumlocation

using an unnecessarily large number of words when speaking

colloquial

characteristic of informal or familiar speech

eloquent

marked by forceful and fluent expression

eloquence

fluent, elegant, persuasive, and forceful speech

elocution

the art of public speaking

interlocutor

one who takes part in a dialogue or conversation

ced, cess

go, yield, give way, move

abscess

a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

accede

to express approval or give consent often in response to urging

concede

to accept as true, valid, or accurate

incessant

continuing without interruption

intercede

to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences

press

pressure, press, print

imprimatur

formal approval for a document to be published

suppress

to put down by authority or force

mit, miss

send, let go

missive

a written communication, a letter

demise

death, cessation of activity

emissary

one sent on a mission as the agent of another

intermittent

coming and going at intervals

premise

something assumed or taken for granted

promissory

containing or conveying a promise or assurance

submissive

yielding to government or authority

flu, flux, fluct

to flow; wave

fluctuate

to shift back and forth uncertainly

affluence

an abundance of property or wealth

confluence

many things meeting or joining together

effluent

something that flows out, e.g, waste from a sewer

superfluous

more than is necessary

pone, pose, posit

put, place

posit

to assume or affirm the existence of

apposite

highly pertinent or appropriate

deposition

giving evidence in writing while under oath

disposition

prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination

exposition

setting forth the meaning or purpose of something in writing

predisposition

inclination, tendency

repose

rest; a state of sleep or tranquility

supposition

hypothesis

nunt

announce

nuncio

a papal legate of the highest rank

denounce

to announce publicly as evil or blameworthy

enunciate

articulate, pronounce clearly

renounce

to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further

sent, sens

feel, percieve

sentient

responsive to or conscious of sense impressions

sententious

likes to quote moralistic cliches

assent

to agree to something, especially after thoughtful consideration

consent

agreement about actions or opinion, consensual

dissent

to have a difference of opinion, dissension

presentiment

a feeling that something is about to happen, premonition

resent

to feel or express ill will or annoyance at, resentment