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CR5 - reading and...

10th grade CR lesson 5

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LITTERA Latin "letter"
alliteration the occurence of the same initial sound iin several words in succession
literal 1.in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning 2. word for word; verbatim 3. concerned mainly with facts; unimaginative
literate 1. able to read and write 2. knowlegeable; educated
obliterate to do away with completely; to wipe out; erase
SCRIBO, SCRIBERE, SCRIPSI, SCRIPTUM Lain "to write"
ascribe to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with to)
circumscribe 1. to draw a line around; to encircle 2. to confine; to limit
conscription a military draft
proscribe 1. to denounce or condemn 2. to prohibit; to forbid
subscribe 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 3. to sign ones name to something
transcribe 1. to make a copy of; to write out fully 2. to make a sound recording for layer reproduction 3. to arrange music for an instrument different from the first one composed for
ONOMA Greek "name"
acronym a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words
onomatopoeia a word that sounds like the thing it names
pseudonym a fictious name
NOMEN Latin "name"
ignominous shameful; disgraceful
nomenclature a system of naming especially in the arts or sciences
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