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Practical English

Unit 3 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
conspire work in secret with
conscript draft (in writing) against ones will
coalesce come together
compliant go along with
sympathy to feel with
syllable sounds put together
synthesis together with various parts
symptom falling together (to indicate a cause)
neologism newly created word
neophyte a "newbie"; new at something
neonatal newborn
paleontology study of ancient geological ages
paleography study of ancient writing
legalize to allow
organize to bring order to
scrutinize to examine carefully
fortify to strengthen
amplify to increase (loudness)
rectify to correct mistakes
liquefy to make watery
scripture sacred writing
describe detailed in writing
manuscript written by hand
transcribe transfer to writing
phonograph sound writing; a record player
photograph light writing; a picture taken with a camera
grammar the art (skill) of writing
telegram far away writing
pedestal foot base (for a statue)
podiatrist foot doctor
piedmont foothills
pedestrian travel by foot
pediatrician children's doctor
pedant overly precise teacher
encyclopedia books of a cycle of learning
proscribe to forbid
prescribe to write put down a rule
progressive move forward
project throw before
circa around the time of; about
circumvent to go around; cheat
circumspect look around before acting; act carefully
contradict to speak against
controversial incite disagreement
contraband illegal goods
ambiguous double meaning; unclear
ambivalence simultaneous conflicting feelings
amphibian lives a double life
orthopedist bone doctor
orthography "true writing" (spelling)
orthodox correct belief; strict adherence to set of beliefs
orthodontis doctor who corrects/straightens teeth
chronological time order
chronometer measures time; a time piece
Created by: ksilfven
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