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