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VCR 6 Lesson 3
"Speaking" -- voc and dict
Question | Answer |
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avocation | a pastime or a hobby, a profession practiced with enjoyment |
vocal | connected with speaking or the voice |
vocal | expressing one's ideas firmly and often; outspoken |
vocalist | singer |
vocation | a job; a calling or inclination towards a certain type of work |
voc | Latin root meaning "to call" |
dict | Latin root meaning "to say, to speak" |
addictive | habit-forming; hard to say no to |
contradict | to speak against, to say the opposite of |
dictation | the act of saying words for someone else to write down |
dictator | a person who commands or rules with total authority |
predict | to say what will happen in the future, often using reason or experience |
verdict | the decision of a jury |