This week’s vocabulary Words for 8th Grade

Word Roots: -cede-, -ces-, & -dic-

Week of Jan. 17, 2011

# Word POS Definition

1 access noun the means of approaching or entering a place

2 ancestor noun a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended

3 antecedent noun a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

4 concede verb surrender or yield

5 contradict verb deny the truth or (a statement), esp. by asserting the opposite

6 dictator noun a machine that records words spoken into it, used for personal or administrative purposes

7 predecessor noun a person who held a job or office before the current holder

8 edict noun an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

9 indicate verb point out; show

10 intercede verb intervene on behalf of another

The word root -cede- and -ces- mean “to go, yield, or give away.” The word root -dic- means “to speak, say, tell.”

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