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Hoxie - Vocabulary Lessons 23 and 24

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calligraphy   n - the art of fine handwriting; decorative handwriting  
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cartography   n - the technique or art of making maps or charts  
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demography   n - the study of characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, age  
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epigram   n - a short, clever poem or saying  
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graphic   n - a visual representation, such as a graph or picture adj - described in a vivid and effective manner  
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holography   n - a photographic technique that produces three-denominational images  
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monogram   n - a design composed of single letters, usually initials v - to make a design of single letters, usually initials  
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monograph   n - a scholarly report on one subject  
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seismograph   n - an instrument for measuring and recording movements of the earth's crust  
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typography   n - the style and arrangement of text, either printed on paper or displayed on a screen  
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affulent   adj - rich; wealthy  
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deflect   v - to turn aside or redirect; to cause to go in another direction  
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flex   v - to bend OR to contract a muscle  
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fluid   n - a substance that flows, often taking the shape of it's container adj - having smooth, flowing motion; graceful adj - easily changed  
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flume   n - a narrow passage with deep rocky sides and water flowing through it OR a man-made channel or chute for flowing water  
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inflexible   adj - not easily bent; stiff OR not changeable  
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influential   adj - having the power and importance to affect something  
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influx   n - a flowing or coming in  
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reflex   n - the ability to react quickly to actions or events OR an automatic physical response  
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