| A | B |
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| benediction | a prayer for God's blessing |
| contradict | to say the opposite or disagree |
| dictate | to speak to a person who writes it down |
| dictator | a person who rules with total authority |
| dictatorship | a government where all power is held by one person or a small group |
| diction | the clearness of someone's speech |
| dictionary | a book that contains words, meanings, and pronunciations |
| dictum | a statement that expresses an important rule or idea |
| edict | an official order |
| indicate | to show something |
| indicative | showing something (usually with of) |
| indict | to decide someone should go to trial for a crime |
| prediction | a statement about what might happen in the future |
