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dict
to speak
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dict origin
Latin
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abdicate
(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
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addict
to turn over oneself to their master
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contradict
to speak against; to say the opposite
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dictate
to speak or read something to a person who writes it down / to give orders
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Dictator
A ruler who has complete power over people
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dictatorial
domineering; oppressively overbearing
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Diction
word choice OR pronunciation/way of speaking
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dictionary
a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined
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dictum
A formal or authoritative statement
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edict
A speaking out; an official decree
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jurisdiction
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
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predict
to say what will happen before it occurs
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valedictorian
the student at the top of the class who gives a speech at graduation
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dis, di, dif
not, away, apart
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dis, di, dif origin
latin
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disaster origin
the stars were not in a favorable position
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disarray
disorder, confusion
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disaster
the stars are not in a favorable position, a misfortune.
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disburse
to pay out, give away funds
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discomfit
to undo OR embarrass
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disconcert
discomfort, frustrate
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disconsolate
unable to be consoled
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discordant
lacking harmony or agreement
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disease
illness
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dismantle
originally, to take a man's cloak off his back; to strip a house of furnishings; to take apart
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disparate (adj.)
completely different
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disparity (noun)
difference
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display
to show, to unfold
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disproportionate
out of proportion; of an unequal size or amount
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dissect
to cut apart
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disseminate
to spread widely
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dissent
to disagree
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dissident
someone who disagrees
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dissuade
to persuade not to do something
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distract
to pull a person's attention in another direction
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diverse
different; varied
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diversion
something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about (distraction)
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divorce
The legal ending of a marriage