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CL 5 Read and Write
Albrecht's Classic Roots 5 roots and words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| LITTERA (L) | "letter" |
| alliteration | (n) occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession |
| literal | (adj) 1. in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word of phrase, not its metaphorical meaning. 2. word for word (verbatim) 3. concerned mainly with facts, unimaginative |
| literate | (adj) 1. able to read and write 2. knowledgeable, educated |
| obliterate | (v) to do away with completely, to wipe out, erase |
| SCRIBO, SCRIBERE, SCRIPSI, SCRIPTUM (L) | "to write" |
| ascribe | (v) to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin |
| circumscribe | (v) 1. to draw a line around, to encircle 2. to confine, to limit |
| conscription | (n) a military draft |
| proscribe | (v) 1. to denounce or condemn 2. to prohibit, to forbid |
| subscribe | (v) 1. to pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something, to place an order by signing 2. to express consent or agreement, to assent |
| transcribe | (v) 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 |
| ONOMA (G) | "name" |
| acronym | (n) a word composed of the first letters of parts of a name or series of words |
| onomatopoeia | (n) a word that sounds like the thing it names |
| pseudonym | (n) a fictitious name |
| NOMEN (L) | "name" |
| ignominious | (adj) shameful, disgraceful |
| nomenclature | (n) a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences |
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