| A | B |
|---|
| DICT | speak |
| dictionary | a reference book in which spoken and written words are defined |
| predict | to say what will happen before it occurs |
| contradict | to speak against; to say the opposite |
| indicate | to point out; to be a signal for something; to make known you are speaking about something |
| dictator | a leader who speaks and rules with total power |
| verdict | the decision said by the jury in a trial; to speak the truth |
| dictation | writing something down as someone says it |
| predicate | to depend on something; to speak about the subject of a sentence |
| predicament | a difficult situation or dilemma; one could predict (say) that this bad event would occur |
| diction | how something is expressed in words (written or spoken); pronunciation and word choice |
