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Fowler -Word List 2B
Fowler Word List 2B
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| port | carry |
| scrib | write |
| logy | science |
| dict | say |
| cred | believe |
| cent | one hundred |
| neo | new |
| ad | to |
| cede | go |
| miss | send |
| miss | send |
| centri | center |
| biblio | book |
| anthropo | man |
| import | bringing goods into one country from another |
| transcribe | to write out or type out in full |
| entomology | the science that studies insects |
| contradict | to say the opposite of; deny the things said by someone |
| credible | that which can be believed; believable |
| centurion | the commander of a group of about 100 soldiers in ancient Rome |
| neon | a chemical element that is a gas without color or smell found in the air in small amounts |
| advocate | to speak or write in support of; be in favor of |
| concede | to admit to be true or certain; to let have |
| remiss | careless in doing one's work or duty; negligent |
| eccentric | not usual or normal in the way one behaves |
| bibliography | a list of writings about a certain subject or by a certain author |
| anthropology | science that studies human beings, especially their origin, development, divisions, and customs |