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The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Success ... - eLibrary

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386 Chapter 12 Word Elements: Speech and Writing4. In the science <strong>of</strong> people study weatherconditions.5. A sings lyrics, or gives “voice” to them.6. Ancient human beings used writing based ondrawings.7. <strong>The</strong> musical background was sung again.8. Some people believe that , the study <strong>of</strong> handwriting,can reveal things about people’s character and future.9. A(n) , or “bad speech,” is a curse.10. <strong>The</strong> refers to the popular sentiment, or “voice”<strong>of</strong> the people.■ Practicing Strategies: Context Clues and Word ElementsIn each sentence, one word is italicized. Use the meaning <strong>of</strong> the word elementand the context to make an intelligent guess about its meaning.1. Delivering a eulogy at his grandfather’s funeral, Winston said manywonderful things about him.Eulogy means2. Three people discussed their opinions in the interlocution..Interlocution means .3. <strong>The</strong> bride hired a calligrapher to address the invitations so that theywould look beautiful when they arrived in the mail.Calligrapher means .<strong>The</strong> next two items are from newspaper sources.4. <strong>The</strong> New Zealand entomologist known as “<strong>The</strong> Bug Man” stars in hisown program premiering Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Animal Planet.Entomologist means .Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.

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