Honors Lessons 5-6 Vocabulary

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alliteration

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noun. the occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession

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literal

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adjective 1. In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning. 2. word for word; verbatim. 3. Concerned mainly with facts; unimaginative.

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literate

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adjective 1. able to read and write. 2. knowledgeable; educated

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obliterate

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tr.v. To do away with completely; to wipe out; erase

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ascribe

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tr.v. To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with to).

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circumscribe

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tr.v 1. To draw a line around; to encircle. 2. To confine; to limit

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conscription

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noun. a military draft

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proscribe

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tr.v. 1. To denounce or condemn 2. To prohibit; to forbid

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subscribe

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intr. v. 1. To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; To place an order by signing 2. To express consent or agreement; to assent. tr.v. To sign one's name to something.

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transcribe

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tr.v. 1. To make a copy of; to write out fully 2. To make a sound recording for later reproduction. 3. To arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for.