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Writing Skills Development
Lessons 16-20
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Undergraduate 2
06/18/2008
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EDIFICATION
 Definition
enlightenment
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LEXICOGRAPHY
 Definition
dictionary making
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ORTHOGRAPHY
 Definition
spelling
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SUCCINCT
 Definition
concise, terse
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CALLIGRAPHY
 Definition
penmanship
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ERUDITE
 Definition
scholarly, learned
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RAUCOUS
 Definition
rowdy, grating
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EXTRANEOUS
 Definition
nonessential
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GUISE
 Definition
semblance, pretense
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CASTIGATE
 Definition
discipline, scold, chide
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PALATABLE
 Definition
tasty, savory
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FALLACIOUS
 Definition
deceptive, misleading
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PATRONIZE
 Definition
trade with
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CHICANERY
 Definition
trickery, deception
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ALBEIT
 Definition
although
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ELUCIDATE
 Definition
clarify, make lucid
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MENDACIOUS
 Definition
dishonest, lying
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CAPTIOUS
 Definition
faultfinding, confusing
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DOLOROUS
 Definition
grievous
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LAUDATORY
 Definition
expressing praise
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EPITAPH
 Definition
tombstone inscription
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EUPHEMISM
 Definition
nicer way of saying something
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MAUDLIN
 Definition
tearfully sentimental
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CASSOCK
 Definition
garment worn by clergy
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MATRON
 Definition
woman warden
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REVERIE
 Definition
daydream
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UXORIOUS
 Definition
overly devoted to wife
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ACCOLADE
 Definition
expression of praise
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RUEFUL
 Definition
expressing sorrow, sad
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URBANE
 Definition
refined, elegant
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MUNDANE
 Definition
ordinary, earthy
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QUIXOTIC
 Definition
extremely idealistic
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TINCTURE
 Definition
tint
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PATRICIAN
 Definition
aristocrat
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ECCLESIASTIC
 Definition
churchly
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EMULATE
 Definition
imitate
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TERRESTRIAL
 Definition
earthly
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SUBSTANTIATE
 Definition
prove, verity
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EQUIVOCAL
 Definition
ambiguous, dubious
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OBLIVION
 Definition
state of being forgotten
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TRANSCEND
 Definition
exceed, surpass
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PLACATE
 Definition
pacify, appease
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DATA
 Definition
facts
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ENVISAGE
 Definition
imagine, visualize
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