Classical Roots D Lesson 5+6

alliteration

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

literal

adj. 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

literate

adj. 1. able to read and write

2.knowledgeable; educated

ANT: illiterate

obliterate

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

ascribe

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

circumscribe

tr. v. 1. to draw a line around; to encircle

2. to confine; to limit

conscription

n. a military draft

proscribe

tr. v. 1 to denounce or condemn

2. to prohibit; to forbid

subscribe

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

transcribe

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

acronym

n. a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words

onomatopoeia

n. a word that sounds like the thing it names

pseudonym

n. a fictitious name

ignominious

adj. shameful; disgraceful

nomenclature

n. a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences

litera

letter

ad

to, toward

ob

off, against

scribere

to write

circum

around

con

with

pro

before, for

sub

under

trans

across

onoma

name

akros

topmost

pseud

to lie

nomen

name

clare

to call

epigram

n. a short, witty saying

epigraph

n. an inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter

choreography

n. the art of creating dances

graffiti

n. words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall

graphic

adj. 1. relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving

2. giving a vivid description

lithograph

n. a print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed

topography

n. the features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains and roads

eclectic

adj. consisting of parts selected from various sources

lexicon

n. 1. a specialized dictionary

2. the specialized vocabulary of a particular topic or profession

analogy

n. a comparison between things that are alike in some ways

apologist

n. a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something

epilogue

n. short concluding section in a literary work

logo

n. a symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution

logistics

n. (used with a singular word) the organization of supplies and services

eulogy

n. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especiallly honoring the dead

Graphien

to write

gramma

picture, letter, piece of writing

epi-

above

topos

place

lithos

stone

Lexis

speech, word, phrase

Logos

word, speech, thought

eu

good

ex

out of

ana

up