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