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10/27/2011

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Term
POSTERITY
Definition
Poss-ter-ity
Def: n:Future Genertations \ all person's descendants
Term
PROCURE
Definition
Pro-Cure
V: to obtain; to get by extra care or effort

Adolf Hitler tried to procure the entire European Empire during WWII
Term
AFFLUENCE
Definition

N Wealth; an abundance a flowing toward

 

Afflu- wence

 

Many celebreties show many affluence on television .

Term
SUMMATION
Definition

n. a conluding statement containing a summary of principal points

the act of totalong; addition

 

Sum-ation

 

To complete a concluding statement I need to have a summation on my paper in order to end the story of my paper

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RAMIFICATION
Definition

n. a development growing out of and often complicating a problem, plan, or statement; a consequence

the act of branching out

 

I winder how I can get outof this ramification when I accidently broke the window

 

rami-fi-ca-shun

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ANECDOTE
Definition

N. A short account of an interesting or amusing incident

 

anik-dote

 

Some people can say a joke by using an anecdote.

Term
IMPROMPTU
Definition

ADJ. Not rehearsed; spontaneous

 

Im-promt-two

 

The president of the United States can give an impromtu speech without the help of his advisors

Term
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Definition

N. the art or technique of motion picture photography

 

cine-ma-togro-fie

 

The cinematography from the movie Avatar was amazing by the cast of characters and the enviroment.

Term
EPITOMIZE
Definition

V. to serve as a typical or perfect example of; to typify

 

epi-o-mize

 

The suspense of the movie epitomizes the view for the audiance.

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JUSTAPOSITION
Definition

N. an act of placing close together, especially for comparison or contrast

 

jux-ta-po-sition

 

The juxtapositions of old age and youth meet at the same journey.

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MONTAGE
Definition

n. a film editing technique that presents images next to each other to convey an action, idea, or feeling

 

Mon-tojj

 

The film has great montage

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