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LAVoc8E
8th Grade Language Arts Vocabulary Unit E
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autobiography | writing about a person's life written by that person |
| autograph | the writing of one's own name |
| bibliography | the written list of all the books used in a report or book |
| biography | a book written about a person's life |
| cartography | mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts |
| homograph | a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g. bow -- hair and bow -- ship) |
| paragraph | a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence |
| phonograph | record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound |
| photography | the use of light to record an image using a camera |
| seismograph | a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth |
| describe | to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing |
| inscription | a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument |
| manuscript | a piece of writing; a book |
| postscript | P.S.: a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished |
| prescription | a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy |
| scribble | sloppy writing that is hard to read |
| scribe | a person who writes things down |
| script | a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out |
| subscription | a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time |
| transcribe | to write down or record; to translate |
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