dic-, dict- +

Someone who delivers farewell words or speech.

The student who gives the closing address at a graduation ceremony of an educational institution, usually the one with the highest grade average in the graduating class.

In colleges, academies, etc., the student (male or female) appointed on the basis of merit to deliver the valedictory oration on commencement day as part of the graduation ceremonies.

1. Uttered or bestowed in bidding or on taking farewell; of the nature of a valediction.
2. A statement or speech made by way of valediction on leaving a position, person, etc.; a farewell speech; especially, one delivered by a valedictorian at commencement exercises for graduation.

1. A prolonged bitter feud or quarrel.
2. A blood feud between families started by the killing of a member of one family that is then avenged by the killing of a member of the other family.
3. A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other.
4. Etymology: from Italian vendetta, "a feud, a blood feud"; from Latin vindicta, "revenge"; "vindictive"; from vim dicare, "to show authority"; from vim, accusative of vis, "force" + root of dicere, "to say".

1. Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.
2. Infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person.
3. Etymology: from Anglo-French vengeaunce, Old French vengeance, "revenge"; from vengier, "to take revenge"; from Latin vindicare, "to set free, to claim, to avenge".

1. Having or showing a strong desire for revenge.
2. Avenging; serving the purpose of revenge or resulting from someone's desire for revenge.
3. Desiring vengeance; vindictive.
4. Etymology: formed on analogy of revengeful from the obsolete verb venge; from Old French venger; from Latin vindicare, "to demand, to lay, to claim to, to assume, to avenge".

In a vindictive, revengeful manner; that is, feeling, showing, or done through a desire to hurt someone.

1. The decision of a jury in a civil or criminal cause upon an issue which has been submitted to their judgement.
2. A judgment given by some body or authority acting as, or likened to, a jury.
3. A decision or opinion pronounced or expressed about some matter or subject; a finding, conclusion, or judgment.

A verdict is etymologically a "true saying" or a "true statement". It was evolved from verdit, the Anglo-Norman variant of Old French veirdit.

This was a compound formed from veir "true" (a descendant of Latin verum and relative of English very) and dit "saying, speech", which came from Latin dictum. The partial Latinization of verdit to verdict is said to have taken place in the 16th century.

1. To clear someone or something, or the condition of being vindicated.
2. To clear someone or something of blame, guilt, suspicion, or doubt.
3. To show that someone or something is justified or correct.
4. To claim, to set free, to punish, etc.
5. To clear from censure, criticism, suspicion, or doubt, by means of demonstration; to justify or uphold by evidence or argument.
6. To assert, maintain, make good, by means of action; especially, in one’s own interest; to defend against encroachment or interference.
7. Etymology: back formation from vim dictam accusative form of vis dicta, literally "announced force"; that is, "announcement of force".

1. The action of vindicating or defending against censure, calumny, etc.; justification by proof or explanation.
2. A justifying fact or circumstance.

Providing something such as facts or an argument that justifies a belief, conclusion, or action.

1. Looking for revenge or done with a desire for revenge.
2. Spiteful feeling, showing, or done with a desire to hurt someone.
3. In law, used to describe damages awarded by a court that are set higher than the amount necessary to compensate the victim, in order to punish the defendant.

In a vindictive, revengeful manner: "He plotted vindictively against his former employers."

1. A malevolent desire for revenge.
2. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.
3. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt an individual or individuals; to be spiteful.