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Lesson 3 Speaking
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| voc (root word) | from the latin words vocare meaning "to call" and vox meaning "voice" |
| avocation | a past time or hobby; a profession practiced with enjoyment |
| vocal | connected with speaking or with the voice |
| vocalist | singer |
| vocation | a job a calling toward a type of work or service |
| dict (root word) | from Latin words dicere meaning "to say to speak" and dictum meaning'words" |
| addictive | habit-forming hard to break away from easy to say yes |
| contradict | to speak against, to say the opposite of |
| dictation | the act of saying words for somethign else to write down |
| dictator | a person who commands and rules with total authority |
| predict | to say what will happen in the future often using reasoning or experience |
| verdict | the words of decision from a jury |