| A | B |
| describe | to give an oral or written account |
| postscript | a paragraph or message added below the signature as an afterthought; abbreviated p.s. |
| dysgraphia | impairment of the ability to write |
| lexical | dealing with the vocabulary of language |
| lexicon | a dictionary |
| lexicographer | the person who writes the dictionary |
| illiterate | not able to read or write |
| literal | taking words in their exact meaning |
| literature | all the writings of a specific period or country |