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Words to Learn 377scrib, script (write)This root is found in many common words. A script is thewritten form of a television program, movie, or play. Whensmall children make written marks, they often scribble.Words to LearnPart 2-gram, -graph, -graphy, graph13. demographic (adjective) dĕmə-grăf˘kFrom Greek: demos (people) -graph (write)referring to population characteristicsDemographic studies showed that by 2002 Hispanics hadbecome the largest ethnic minority in the United States. Related Wordsdemography (noun) (d˘-mŏgrə-fē) The U.S. Census Bureau isworking to update data on demography every year, rather thanevery ten years.demographer (noun) Demographers analyze census data.demographics (noun, plural) U.S. demographics reveal that anincreasing percentage of people are choosing to remain single.NOTE: In an informal usage, the word demographic is now used asa noun, as in “The Star Trek series is hoping to attract a youngerdemographic.”14. epigram (noun) ĕp˘-grămCopyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.From Greek: epi- (on) -gram (write)a short, clever saying, often in rhyme“He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing” is anepigram that warns against debt.“A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience”is an epigram attributed to Samuel Johnson.15. graphic (adjective, noun) grăf˘kFrom Greek: graph (write) (Graphe meant “drawing, writing.”)a. referring to drawings or artistic writing (adjective)The website gives a map that describes the route ingraphic form.