Vocab units 5-8

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Hint	Answer
a short, witty saying	epigram
an inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter.	epigraph
the art of creating dances	choreography
words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall	graffiti
1. Relating to the visual arts 2. Giving a vivid description	graphic
a print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed.	lithograph
the features of an area such as rivers, mountains, and roads	topography
consisting of parts selected from various sources	eclectic
1. a specialized dictionary 2. specialized vocabulary from a particular topic or profession	lexicon
a comparison between things that are alike in some ways	analogy
a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something	apologist
short concluding section in a literary work	epilogue
a symbol or design to identify an organization or institution	logo
the organization of supplies and services	logistics
a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially after death	eulogy
Easy to speak to; approachable; polite; friendly	affable
1. Beyond description; indescribable 2. not to be uttered taboo	ineffable
domineering; autocratic, like a dictator	dictatorial
1. Choice of words in speech or writing 2. A person's manner off uttering or pronouncing words	diction
an authoritative expression of opinion	dictum
a simple song	ditty
a decree or proclamation issued by an authority	edict
1. to issue a formal charge of crime 2. to accuse	indict
to write; to compose	indite
a prohibition; the act of forbidding	interdiction
1. control and authority, especially to interpret the law 2. the area of someones control or authority	jurisdiction
a curse	malediction
a bidding farewell; a farewell speach	valediction
1. an explanation of a difficult expression in a text 2. to explain away	gloss
a person who knows several languages well	polyglot

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1. applause; enthusiastic approval 2. an oral vote; especially in approval	acclamation
n. a loud outcry, especially in protest v. to insist or exclaim noisily	clamor
to speak loudly or passionately	declaim
adj. referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric n. (with an s) the study or practice of formal debate	forensic
1. the central square or marketplace of a Roman city 2. a public meeting or situation for open discussion	forum
unfamiliar language; a dialect or jargon	lingo
a language used by people who don't speak a common language, pidgin	lingua franca
1. a person who speaks several languages 2. a person who studies linguistics and/or the structure of human speech	linguist
1. the use of more words than needed 2. evasive talk; roundabout expression	circumlocution
a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting	colloquium
a word or expression; phraseology	locution
very talkative	loquacious
1. of or like a witty saying 2. well known; frequently spoken of	proverbial
word for word	verbatim
wordy; using excessive words	verbose
the occurence of the same initial sound in several words in succession	alliteration
1. the explicit meaning of a word or phrase, not a metaphor 2. word for word 3. concerned mainly with facts, unimaginative	literal
1. to be able to read an write 2. Knowledgeable; educated	literate
to do away with completely; to wipe out or erase	obliterate
to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin	ascribe
1. to draw a line around; to encircle 2. to confine or limit	circumscribe
a military draft	conscription
1. to denounce or condemn 2. to prohibit or forbid	proscribe
1. to pledge to pay for or contribute to something; to place an order by signing 2.to express consent or agreement; to assent 3. to sign one's name to something	subscribe
1. to make a copy of; to write out fully 2. to make a sound recording for later reproduction 3. to arrange music for a different instrument than the original one composed for	transcribe
a word composed by the first letters or parts of a name or series of words	acronym
a word that sounds like the thing it names	onomatopoeia
a fictitious name	pseudonym
shameful; disgraceful	ignominious
a system of naming, especially in the arts and sciences	nomenclature

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