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Lesson 5- Book D
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/19/2012

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Term
alliteration
Definition
The occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession
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literal
Definition
1.In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase
2.Word for word; verbatim
3.Concerned mainly with facts
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literate
Definition
1.Able to read and write
2.Knowledgeable; educated
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obliterate
Definition
To do away with completely; to wipe out; erase
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ascribe
Definition
To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin
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circumscribe
Definition
1.To draw a line around; to encircle
2.To confine; to limit
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conscription
Definition
A military draft
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proscribe
Definition
1.To denounce or condemn
2.To prohibit; to forbid
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subscribe
Definition
1.To pledge to pay for something
2.To express consent or agreement
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transcribe
Definition
1.To make a copy of; to write out fully
2.To make a sound recording for later reproduction
3.To arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for
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acronym
Definition
A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words
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onomatopoeia
Definition
A word that sounds like the thing it names
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pseudonym
Definition
A fictitious name
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ignominious
Definition
Shameful; disgraceful
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nomenclature
Definition
A system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
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