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Root Words: Unit 5
dict, scrib/script, graph/gram
Term | Definition |
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dictate | (v) - to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree |
contradict | (v) - to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth |
edict | (n) - an official order given by a person with power or by government |
autobiography | (n) - a person's life story written by that person |
telegram | (n) - a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to as a wire or cable |
calligraphy | (n) - the art of making beautiful handwriting |
graphic | (adj) - shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking |
inscription | (n) - words that are written on or cut into a surface |
transcript | (n) - a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken |
prescription | (n) - a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take |