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19 Cards in this Set
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LITTERA
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letter
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alliteration
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The occurence of the same initial sound in several words in succession
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literal
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In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning
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literate
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Able to read and write
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obliterate
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To do away with completely; to wipe out; erase
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SCRIBO
SCRIBERE SCRIPSI SCRIPTUM |
to write
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ascribe
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To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin
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circumscribe
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To draw a line around; to encircle
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conscription
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A military draft
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proscribe
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To denounce or condemn
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subscribe
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To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing
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transcribe
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To make a copy of; to write out fully
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ONOMA
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name
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acronym
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A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words
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onomatopoeia
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A word that sounds like the thing it names
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pseudonym
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A fictitious name
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NOMEN
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name
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ignominious
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Shameful; disgraceful
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nomenclature
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A system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
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