Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Unit 1

Words about Dictionaries

AB
abridged(adj) shortened, usually in reference to a written or spoken work
browse(v) to look over reading material; look at in a leisurely and casual manner
citation(n) a reference to or quotation from an authority; an official award for honorable behavior
compendium(n) a collection of writings
entry(n) a way in; in a reference book, a subject or word and information about it
etymology(n) the origin and history of a word
gazetteer(n) a dictionary of places
homonym(n) a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning
lexicon(n) a dictionary; the vocabulary of a particular subject or group
phonetics(n) the study of the sounds of language


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