Ettmmology #17&18

dict

to speak

dict origin

Latin

abdicate

(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard

addict

to turn over oneself to their master

contradict

to speak against; to say the opposite

dictate

to speak or read something to a person who writes it down / to give orders

Dictator

A ruler who has complete power over people

dictatorial

domineering; oppressively overbearing

Diction

word choice OR pronunciation/way of speaking

dictionary

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

dictum

A formal or authoritative statement

edict

A speaking out; an official decree

jurisdiction

the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

predict

to say what will happen before it occurs

valedictorian

the student at the top of the class who gives a speech at graduation

dis, di, dif

not, away, apart

dis, di, dif origin

latin

disaster origin

the stars were not in a favorable position

disarray

disorder, confusion

disaster

the stars are not in a favorable position, a misfortune.

disburse

to pay out, give away funds

discomfit

to undo OR embarrass

disconcert

discomfort, frustrate

disconsolate

unable to be consoled

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

disease

illness

dismantle

originally, to take a man's cloak off his back; to strip a house of furnishings; to take apart

disparate (adj.)

completely different

disparity (noun)

difference

display

to show, to unfold

disproportionate

out of proportion; of an unequal size or amount

dissect

to cut apart

disseminate

to spread widely

dissent

to disagree

dissident

someone who disagrees

dissuade

to persuade not to do something

distract

to pull a person's attention in another direction

diverse

different; varied

diversion

something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about (distraction)

divorce

The legal ending of a marriage