This document provides a list of 10 vocabulary words for 8th grade students, along with their part of speech and definition. The words are related to the word roots "-cede-", "-ces-", and "-dic-", which mean "to go, yield, or give away" and "to speak, say, tell" respectively. Students are asked to write one vocabulary word, its part of speech, and use it in a sentence.

1. This week’s vocabulary Words for 8th Grade
Word Roots: -cede-, -ces-, & -dic-
Week of Jan. 17, 2011
The word root -cede- and -ces- mean “to go, yield, or give away.” The word
root -dic- means “to speak, say, tell.”
# 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
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