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