Word Power Quiz GP2A

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

interdict

to forbid in a formal and authoritative manner

loqu, locut

to speak

loquacious

talkative

circumlocution

speaking around; using an unnecessarily large amount of words when speaking

colloquial

characteristic of informal or familiar speech

eloquent and eloquence (noun)

marked by forceful and fluent expression

elocution

art of effective public speaking

interlocutor

one who takes part in a dialogue or conversation

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 or taken for granted

promissory

containing or conveying a promise or assurance

remiss

negligent or carless in the performance of work or duty

submissive

yielding to governance or authority

flu, flux, fluct

to flow, wave

flucuate

to shift back and forth uncertainly

affluence

an abundance of property and wealth

confluence

many things meeting or joining together

effluent

something that flows out

superfluous

more than is necessary

pon, pone, pose

put, place

posit

to assume or affirm the existence of

juxtapose (juxtaposition- noun)

to contract

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

predispostion (predisposed- adj)

inclination or tendency

repose

rest

supposition

hypothesis