English Vocab Words

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Diction

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the manner in which something is expressed with words

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Dictator

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a leader who speaks and rules with total power

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Spectator

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a person who watches something such as a sporting event

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Dictionary

Back 4

a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

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Man/Manu

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hands

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Sector

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a separate part of a society, group, or area

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Jettison

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to throw goods overboard to lighten the load

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Circumspect

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careful to look at all possibilities before acting; aware of consequences

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Inspect

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to look at carefully in search of flaws

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Subject

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to throw oneself under someone else's rule

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Spec

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to look or see

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Speculate

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to look at and think about something from different points of view

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Manuscript

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a ha d written or typed piece of writing

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Pedal

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a lever that is moved with ones foot

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Peddler

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a person that sells things door to door by foot

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Dictum

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a judges ruling or statement

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Edict

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public words issued by an official that explain a law or command

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Indictment

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formal words spoken by a jury that charge a person with a crime

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Predict

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to say what will happen before it occurs

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Interjection

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a word "thrown" into a sentence

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Projectile

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an object thrown into the air with great force

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Trajectory

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the curved path of an object thrown into space

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Ject

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to throw

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Bisect

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to cut into two pieces

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Dissect

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to cut apart for the purpose of investigation

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Insect

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a small animal that has three separate body parts

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Intersection

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the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other

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Respect

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to look up to someone; to show honor

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Projector

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a machine that throws an image onto a wall

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Reject

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to throw something out because its defective

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Pedestrian

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a person who walks across the street on his feet

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Pedicure

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a foot treatment

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Quadruped

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a creature with 4 feet

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Manufacture

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to make by hand or by machine; to change raw material into a new product

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Dict

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to speak

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Biped

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creature with 2 feet

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Centipede

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creature with 100 feet

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Impediment

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an obstacle/something that stands in the way

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Millipede

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creature with 1,000 feet

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Mandate

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an order or command placed in ones hand

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Verdict

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the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury

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Emancipate

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to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someones hand

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Manacles

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handcuffs

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Retrospective

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looking back at past things

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Maneuver

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to handily or skillfully go around something

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Manicure

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a treatment for the nails and hand

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Spectacle

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something displayed for the public to see

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Spectacles

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glasses that help someone see better

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Manipulate

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to skillfully operate by hand

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Manual

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a hand book; a book of directions

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Tripod

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a three-footed stand; often used to balance a camera

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Vivisection

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surgery on living animals; cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases

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Sectional

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a couch that is made up of separate pieces

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Contradict

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to speak against; to say the opposite

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Dictation

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what is written down as someone says it

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Section

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a separate part of something

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Transect

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to cut across something

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Sect

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to cut/separate

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Perspective

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one way of looking at things

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Injection

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a shot; the "throwing" of medicine into the body

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Introspection

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the act of looking into ones ow thoughts and feelings

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Trisect

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to cut into three separate pieces

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Manager

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a person who has the upper hand; a person in charge

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Ped

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Feet

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Eject

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to throw out

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Dejected

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to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit

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Port

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Carry

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Deport

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To carry or send away from a country, to banish

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Export

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To carry out of the country

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Import

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To carry into the country

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Portable

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Capable of being easily carried

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Portage

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The route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake or river to another

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Porter

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An attendant who carries travelers luggage for them

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Portfolio

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a case for carrying loose paper; a means of carrying work to show samples of performance

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Report

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A collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new

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Support

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To carry the weight of something

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Transport

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To carry something from one place to another

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Miss/mit

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Send

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admit

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To send someone in; to allow someone to enter

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Dismiss

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To send someone out; to let someone leave

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Emit

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To send out or give off (such as an odor, a light, etc.)

Ew

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intermission

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A break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch break

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Missile

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A weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target

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Mission

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A special duty or function in which a group is sent out to do

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Omit

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To leave out; to not Send

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Remit

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To send back (usually having to do with bills or invitations)

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submit

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To send yourself under someone else's control; to send in work or turn in assignment

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Transmit

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To send something across places; to pass along

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Graph

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Writing

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Autobiography

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A writing about ones own life

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Autograph

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The writing of ones own name

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Bibliography

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The written list of all the books used in a report or book

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Biography

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A writing about a persons life by another person

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cartography

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Map making; the writing involved in making maps or chart

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Homograph

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A word written the aam way as another word, but having another meaning

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Paragraph

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A section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

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Phonograph

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Record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

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Photography

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The use of light to record an image using a camera

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Seismograph

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a device that records the movements of the earth

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Scrib/script

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Write

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Describe

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To say or write down how something looks; to use adjectives in writing

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Inscription

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A short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or munument

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Manuscript

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A piece of writing; a book

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Postscript

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P.S; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished

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Prescription

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A piece of paper written by a doctor that let's you get medicine at the pharmacy

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Scribble

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Sloppy writing that is hard to read

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Scribe

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A person who writes things down

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script

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A set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out

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Subscription

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A written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time

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Transcribe

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To write down or record, to translate