| A | B |
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| contradict | to speak against; to say the opposite |
| dictation | what is written down as someone says it |
| dictator | a leader who speaks and rules with total power |
| diction | the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) |
| dictionary | a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined |
| dictum | a judge's ruling or statement |
| edict | public words issued by an official that explain a law or command |
| indictment | formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime |
| predict | to say what will happen before it occurs |
| verdict | the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury |
| polychromatic | having many different colors |
| polyclinic | a hospital that treats many different kinds of diseases |
| polydactyl | having many fingers or toes (more than the normal number) |
| polyglot | a person who knows how to speak, read, or write many languages |
| polygon | a closed plane figure with many straight lines that connect |
| polygraph | a machine that writes down many different changes in the body while the person answers questions; a lie detector test |
| polyhedron | a solid figure with many sides, such as a pyramid |
| polymorphous | having or assuming many different forms |
| polysyllabic | having many syllables |
| polytheism | the belief in many different gods |
