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| abbrevation | N. a shortened form of a word or phrase (An abbrevation is usually followed by a period.) |
| abridge | V. to make shorter by using fewer words (If we abridge the story, it will not take as many pages.) |
| arduous | ADJ. hard to do (The computer helps with the arduous task of checking for misspelled words.) |
| classify | V. to organize according to some method or system (Please classify the books according to their authors.) |
| clause | N. a group of words containing a subject and a verb (A clause is not always a complete sentence.) |
| conjugation | N. a systematic arrangement of the forms of a verb (The conjugation of the verb "to have" includes "I have, you have, he has, we have, you have, they have.") |
| duplicate | V. to make another exactly like the original (If Grover can duplicate the drawing, we will have two copies.) |
| enclosure | N. something put into an envelope along with a letter (The photograph was an enclosure that came with the letter.) |
| gazette | N. a publication, usually issued daily or weekly, containing current news, editorials, and advertisements (Our local gazette contains too many advertisements and too little news.) |
| hyphen | N. a punctuation mark used to connect parts of a compound word or between syllables at the |
| incomprehensible | ADJ. not able to be understood (A sentence can be incomprehensible when it lacks proper punctuation.) |
| indentation | N. the blank space between the margin and a line that has been set in (A new paragraph is indicated by an indentation at the beginning.) |
| informative | ADJ. providing information (We learned facts about Antarctica from her informative report.) |
| isolate | V. to set apart from others (Jana will isolate herself from family and friends until she finishes writing her story.) |
| italics | N. a printing style with the letters slanting to the right (Titles of books should be underlined or placed in italics.) |
| leaflet | N. a small, folded sheet of printed matter (She received a leaflet in the mail today about the annual writers' convention.) |
| logical | ADJ. reasonable (Because of his writing experience, James is the logical choice for editor of the newspaper.) |
| pseudonym | N. a name used by an author instead of his or her real name (Mrs. Harris uses a male |
| publisher | N. a person or company that produces and distributes printed material (We must get permission from the publisher to reprint the story.) |
| stationery | N. writing materials such as paper, cards, and envelopes (We bought Mother colorful stationery and matching pens for her birthday.) |
