Unit 5 Vocabulary

Front

to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree

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dictate (v)

Front

an official order given by a person with power or by a government

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edict (n)

Front

a person’s life story written by that person

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autobiography (n)

Front

a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to as a wire or cable

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telegram (n)

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the art of making beautiful handwriting

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calligraphy (n)

Front

shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking

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graphic (adj)

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words that are written on or cut into a surface

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inscription (n)

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a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken

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transcript (n)

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a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take

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prescription (n)

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to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth.

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contradict (v)