Memory Game dict vocabulary wordsOnline version dict vocabulary words by Mrs. Funk edict to say what will happen before it occurs contradict diction predict indictment dictator verdict public words issued by an official that explain a law or command what is written down as someone says it the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) dictionary a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined a judge's ruling or statement to speak against; to say the opposite dictation dictum the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury a leader who speaks & rules with total power formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime