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Vocab Lesson 5
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English
10th Grade
10/04/2010

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alliteration
noun
Definition
the occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession
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literal
adj
Definition
in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning
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literate
adj
Definition
able to read and write;
knowledgeable, educated
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obliterate
verb
Definition
to do away with completely, wipe out, erase
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ascribe
verb
Definition
to attribute to a particular cause, source or origin
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circumscribe
verb
Definition
to draw a line around, to encircle;
to confine, to limit
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conscription
noun
Definition
a military draft
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proscribe
verb
Definition
to denounce or condemn;
to prohibit, to forbid
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subscribe
verb
Definition
to pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something, to place an order by signing;
to express consent or agreement, to assent
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transcribe
verb
Definition
to make a copy of, to write out fully;
to make a sound recording for later production;
to arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for
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acronym
noun
Definition
a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words
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onomatopoeia
noun
Definition
a word that sounds like the thing it names
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pseudonym
noun
Definition
a fictitious name
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ignominious
adj
Definition
shameful, disgraceful
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nomenclature
noun
Definition
a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
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