SHORT STORY using the root DICT = to say, declare:
The young boy used his [?] to try to find out what the root DICT means. He totally [?] himself to this study. Meanwhile, the [?] of the [?] ruler (aka "teacher") who continues to issue [?] about what must be completed at home, was utmost on his mind. He thought that he must find a way to discredit this villain. He remembered an article he had read in which the journalist's assessment of a similar situation concluded that the DICTATORSHIP was PREDICATED in evil. The ruler had total [?] over the populace. The journalist made a [?] that [?] that, after all, the ruler will be forced to [?]. That sounds like an excellent idea. The only problem is, how do I get my parents to understand that this teacher is worse than an evil dictator. This teacher is an absolute monarch! I simply do not possess the [?] to convince my parents that homeschool is required.