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| alliteration | the occurence of the same initial sound in several words in succession |
| literal | in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning |
| literal | word for word; verbatim |
| literate | able to read and write |
| literate | knowledgeable; educated |
| obliterate | to do away with completely; to wipe out; erase |
| ascribe | to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with "to") |
| circumscribe | to draw a line around; to encircle |
| conscription | a military draft |
| circumscribe | to confine; to limit |
| proscribe | to denounce or condemn |
| proscribe | to prohibit; to forbid |
| subscribe | to pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something |
| subscribe | to place an order by signing |
| subscribe | to express consent or agreement; to assent |
| subscribe | to sign one's name to something |
| transcribe | to make a copy of; to write out fully |
| transcribe | to make a sound recording for later reproduction |
| transcribe | to arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for |
| acronym | a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like the thing it names |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| ignominious | shameful; disgraceful |
| nomenclature | a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences |
