Reading and Writing
Terms
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copy deck
- electic
- Consisting of parts selected from various sources.
- Apologist
- A person who makes an argument in support of something or someone.
- transcribe
- To make a copy of; to write out completely.
- onomatopoeia
- A word that sounds like the thing it names.
- subscribe
- To express agreement; to assent.
- logo
- A symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution.
- subscribe
- To sign one's name to something.
- subscribe
- To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing.
- nomenclature
- A system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences.
- epigram
- A short, witty saying.
- literal
- Word for word; verbatim.
- circumscribe
- To draw a line around; to encircle
- obliterate
- To do away with completely ; to wipe out; erase.
- literal
- In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning.
- analogy
- A comparison of things that are alike in some ways.
- transcribe
- To make a sound recording for later reproduction.
- acronym
- A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series or words.
- alliteration
- The occurrence of an initial sound in several words in succession.
- lexicon
- A specialized dictionary
- logistics
- The organization of supplies and services.
- graphic
- Giving a vivid description
- literal
- concerning facts; unimaginative.
- graffiti
- Words or drawing scratched or scribbled on a wall.
- lithograph
- A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed.
- pseudonym
- A fictitious name.
- lexicon
- The specialized vocabulary of a particular topic or profession.
- circumscribe
- To confine; limit.
- epilogue
- Short concluding section in a literary work.
- eulogy
- A speech or writing in praise in praise of a person or thing, especially honoring the dead.
- ascribe
- To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with to).
- literate
- Knowledgeable; educated.
- transcribe
- To arrange music for an instrument different than the one first composed for.
- proscribe
- To denounce or condemn.
- epigraph
- An inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter.
- topography
- The features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads.
- ignominious
- Shameful; disgraceful.
- literate
- Able to read and write
- graphic
- Relating to the visual arts, like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving.
- conscription
- A military draft.
- choreography
- The art of creating dances.