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Writing and Editing

Vocabulary Lesson 6

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abbreviationa shortened form of a word
abridgeto make shorter by using fewer words
arduoushard to do
classifyto organize according to a method
clausea group of words containing a subject and verb
conjugationa systematic arrangement of the forms of a verb
duplicateto make another exactly like the original
enclosuresomething put into an envelope along with a letter
gazettea publication containing current news
hyphena punctuation mark used to connect paprts of a compound word
incomprehensiblenot able to be understood
indentationthe blank space between the margin and a line that has been set in
informativeproviding information
isolateto set apart from others
italicsa printing style with the letters slanting to the right
leafleta small, folded sheet of printed matter
logicalreasonable
pseudonyma name used by an author instead of his or her real name
publishera person/company that produces/distributes printed material
stationerywriting materials

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