Clues about meaning
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The roots scrib/scrip as in scribble and
description and the root graph as in digraph
both mean “write” or “record”.
N. –A note added after ending a letter
(Often abbreviated PS)
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N. An order for medicine or other treatment
written by a doctor.
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N. Before the invention of printing, a person
who wrote books by hand; a writer
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N. The text of a play, movie, or broadcast.
A great example can be found in our Interactive Reader looking at
the play “The Prince and the Pauper”
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N. An order for, or a pledge to pay for, regular
copies of a publication, a group of plays or
concerts, and so on.
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N. A life story written by the person who lived
it.
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V. To sign one’s name.
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N. An account of someone’s life written by
another person.
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(also derived from the Greek ge meaning
“earth”)
N. The study of the features of the different
places on earth.
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N. A section of a piece of writing, dealing with
one topic. Usually between 5 to 7 sentences.
Create a summary paragraph in your Cornell
notes using three of your new vocabulary
terms.