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VCR D Lesson 5
VCR D Lesson 5 Flashcards
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/13/2009

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Term
Alliteration
Definition
The occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession.
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Literal
Definition
In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its meaphorical meaning.
Term
Literate
Definition
1. Able to read and wright.
2. Knowledgeable; Educated
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Obliterate
Definition
To do away with completely; to wipe out; erase.
Term
Ascribe
Definition
To attribute to a particular case, source, or origin.
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Circumscribe
Definition
To draw a line around; to encircle.
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Conscription
Definition
A military draft.
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Proscribe
Definition
1. To denounce or condemn.
2. To prohibit; to forbid.
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Subscribe
Definition
1. To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing.
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Transcribe
Definition
1. To make a copy of; to write out fully.
2. To make a sound recording for later reproduction.
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Acronym
Definition
A word composed fo the first letters or parts of a name or series of words.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
A word that sounds like the thing it names.
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Pseudonym
Definition
A fictitious name.
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Ignominious
Definition
Shameful; disgraceful.
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Nomenclature
Definition
A system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences.
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