| A | B |
|---|
| affable | easy to speak to, polite, friendly |
| ineffable | beyond description, not to be uttered, taboo |
| dictatorial | domineering, like a dictator |
| diction | choice of words in speech and writing |
| dictum | authoritative expression of opinion |
| ditty | simple song |
| edict | decree/proclamation issued by authority |
| indict | issue a formal charge of a crime |
| indict | to accuse |
| indite | to write to compose |
| interdiction | prohibition, act of forbidding |
| jurisdiction | control & authority, especially to interpret/exercise the law |
| malediciton | a curse |
| valediction | bidding farewell, farewell speech |
| gloss | explanation of a difficult expression in a text |
| polyglot | person of several languages |
