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VCR 6 Lesson 3
"Speaking" -- voc and dict
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |