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2019-2020 #2 Word Study Assignments.docx

Vocabulary Definitions

autobiography (n) writing about a person’s life written by that person

autograph (n) the writing of one’s own name

bibliography (n) the written list of all the books used in a report or book

biography (n) a book written about a person’s life

cartography (n) mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

homograph (n) a word written the same way as another word but having a

different meaning (e.g.,bow—hair and bow—ship)

paragraph (n) a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

phonograph (n) record player; a device that turns the writing on records into

sound

photography (n) the use of light to record an image using a camera

seismograph (n) a device that writes down (records) the movements of the

earth

admit (v) to send someone in; to allow someone to enter

dismiss (v) to send someone out; to let someone leave

emit (v) to send out or give off (such as an odor)

intermission (n) a break between acts of a play or performance during which

people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks

missile (n) a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target

mission (n) a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out

to do

omit (v) to leave out; to not send

remit (v) to send back (usually related to paying bills)

submit (v) to “send” yourself under someone else’s control; to give in to

someone else’s power

transmit (v) to send something across places; to pass along

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