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Hint	Answer	% Correct
the art of creating dances	choreography	100%
words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall	graffiti	80%
n. a loud outcry, especially in protest v. to insist or exclaim noisily	clamor	60%
a short, witty saying	epigram	60%
short concluding section in a literary work	epilogue	60%
a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially after death	eulogy	60%
1. the central square or marketplace of a Roman city 2. a public meeting or situation for open discussion	forum	60%
1. a person who speaks several languages 2. a person who studies linguistics and/or the structure of human speech	linguist	60%
very talkative	loquacious	60%
a curse	malediction	60%
a person who knows several languages well	polyglot	60%
the features of an area such as rivers, mountains, and roads	topography	60%
word for word	verbatim	60%
1. applause; enthusiastic approval 2. an oral vote; especially in approval	acclamation	40%
Easy to speak to; approachable; polite; friendly	affable	40%
the occurence of the same initial sound in several words in succession	alliteration	40%
a comparison between things that are alike in some ways	analogy	40%
a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something	apologist	40%
1. the use of more words than needed 2. evasive talk; roundabout expression	circumlocution	40%
a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting	colloquium	40%
to speak loudly or passionately	declaim	40%
domineering; autocratic, like a dictator	dictatorial	40%
1. Choice of words in speech or writing 2. A person's manner off uttering or pronouncing words	diction	40%
an authoritative expression of opinion	dictum	40%
a simple song	ditty	40%
consisting of parts selected from various sources	eclectic	40%
a decree or proclamation issued by an authority	edict	40%
an inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter.	epigraph	40%
adj. referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric n. (with an s) the study or practice of formal debate	forensic	40%
1. an explanation of a difficult expression in a text 2. to explain away	gloss	40%
1. Relating to the visual arts 2. Giving a vivid description	graphic	40%
1. to issue a formal charge of crime 2. to accuse	indict	40%
to write; to compose	indite	40%
1. Beyond description; indescribable 2. not to be uttered taboo	ineffable	40%
a prohibition; the act of forbidding	interdiction	40%
1. control and authority, especially to interpret the law 2. the area of someones control or authority	jurisdiction	40%
1. a specialized dictionary 2. specialized vocabulary from a particular topic or profession	lexicon	40%
unfamiliar language; a dialect or jargon	lingo	40%
a language used by people who don't speak a common language, pidgin	lingua franca	40%
1. the explicit meaning of a word or phrase, not a metaphor 2. word for word 3. concerned mainly with facts, unimaginative	literal	40%
1. to be able to read an write 2. Knowledgeable; educated	literate	40%
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	40%
the organization of supplies and services	logistics	40%
a symbol or design to identify an organization or institution	logo	40%
to do away with completely; to wipe out or erase	obliterate	40%
1. of or like a witty saying 2. well known; frequently spoken of	proverbial	40%
a bidding farewell; a farewell speach	valediction	40%
wordy; using excessive words	verbose	40%
to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin	ascribe	20%
1. to draw a line around; to encircle 2. to confine or limit	circumscribe	20%
a military draft	conscription	20%
a word or expression; phraseology	locution	20%
a system of naming, especially in the arts and sciences	nomenclature	20%
a fictitious name	pseudonym	20%
a word composed by the first letters or parts of a name or series of words	acronym	0%
shameful; disgraceful	ignominious	0%
a word that sounds like the thing it names	onomatopoeia	0%
1. to denounce or condemn 2. to prohibit or forbid	proscribe	0%
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	0%
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	0%

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