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Writing Skills Development
Lessons 16-20
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Undergraduate 2
06/18/2008

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EDIFICATION
Definition
enlightenment
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LEXICOGRAPHY
Definition
dictionary making
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ORTHOGRAPHY
Definition
spelling
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SUCCINCT
Definition
concise, terse
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CALLIGRAPHY
Definition
penmanship
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ERUDITE
Definition
scholarly, learned
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RAUCOUS
Definition
rowdy, grating
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EXTRANEOUS
Definition
nonessential
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GUISE
Definition
semblance, pretense
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CASTIGATE
Definition
discipline, scold, chide
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PALATABLE
Definition
tasty, savory
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FALLACIOUS
Definition
deceptive, misleading
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PATRONIZE
Definition
trade with
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CHICANERY
Definition
trickery, deception
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ALBEIT
Definition
although
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ELUCIDATE
Definition
clarify, make lucid
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MENDACIOUS
Definition
dishonest, lying
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CAPTIOUS
Definition
faultfinding, confusing
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DOLOROUS
Definition
grievous
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LAUDATORY
Definition
expressing praise
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EPITAPH
Definition
tombstone inscription
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EUPHEMISM
Definition
nicer way of saying something
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MAUDLIN
Definition
tearfully sentimental
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CASSOCK
Definition
garment worn by clergy
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MATRON
Definition
woman warden
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REVERIE
Definition
daydream
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UXORIOUS
Definition
overly devoted to wife
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ACCOLADE
Definition
expression of praise
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RUEFUL
Definition
expressing sorrow, sad
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URBANE
Definition
refined, elegant
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MUNDANE
Definition
ordinary, earthy
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QUIXOTIC
Definition
extremely idealistic
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TINCTURE
Definition
tint
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PATRICIAN
Definition
aristocrat
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ECCLESIASTIC
Definition
churchly
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EMULATE
Definition
imitate
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TERRESTRIAL
Definition
earthly
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SUBSTANTIATE
Definition
prove, verity
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EQUIVOCAL
Definition
ambiguous, dubious
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OBLIVION
Definition
state of being forgotten
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TRANSCEND
Definition
exceed, surpass
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PLACATE
Definition
pacify, appease
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DATA
Definition
facts
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ENVISAGE
Definition
imagine, visualize
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