Relier Pairs Dict Root WordVersion en ligne Match the definition to the correct root word. par Tina Smith 1 edict 2 diction 3 indictment 4 dictator 5 dictation 6 dictum 7 predict 8 contradict 9 dictionary 10 verdict to speak against; to say the opposite formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime what is written down as someone says it public words issued by an official that explain a law or command to say what will happen before it occurs the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined a judge's ruling or statement the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) a leader who speaks and rules with total power