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docent |
noun; a guide, specifically someone who gives tours for a museum; a lecturer or a teacher at a college university The museum docent was a volunteer who enjoyed teaching others what she knew about seventeenth century paintings. |
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docile |
adjective; calm or obedient; easy to teach or train I would prefer to own a docile dog than one that is not obedient. |
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doctrine |
noun; what is taught as true by a church, nation, or group; a set of beliefs or teachings Alyssa’s parents follow a political doctrine, but Alyssa does not share the same set of beliefs. |
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indoctrinate |
verb; to teach a particular belief or doctrine so that it is accepted uncritically It takes weeks to indoctrinate a new staff writer at the newspaper, training the person in all that needs to be known. |
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documentary |
noun; a film or tv program that teaches the facts of an actual event After watching the documentary about WWII, I learned many new things that I did not know. |
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doc |
to teach |
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epilogue |
noun; the part added at the end of the novel, play, poem, etc. The book was so good that I read it straight through, from the prologue, the note at the beginning, t the epilogue at the end. |
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illogical |
adjective; lacks reasoning, not logical, foolish Because she loves that performer, it’s illogical to think that Janice won’t want to go to the concert. |
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logistically |
adverb; related to the planning and carrying out of a complex operation Logistically, this moving plan is a nightmare! It’s just not organized. |
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prologue |
noun; the introductory words at the start of a play or book, etc. The book was so good that I read it straight through, from the prologue, the note at the beginning, the epilogue at the end. |
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dialogue |
noun; words between two or more people The dialogue, or conversation, between the two characters in the story that I was reading allowed me to learn more about their personalities. |
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log |
words |
