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proverb noun - a wise or profound saying pro= forward ex. The professor often referred to proverbs during her lessons. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” was one of her favorites.

proverb- a wise or profound saying pro= forward ex. The professor often referred to proverbs during her lessons. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” was one of her favorites.

verbal adj -of or relating to words (usually spoken) Ex: The brother and sister finally made a verbal agreement stop arguing.

verbal -of or relating to words (usually spoken) Ex: The brother and sister finally made a verbal agreement stop arguing.

verbiage noun -manner of style in expressing something in words; wording Ex: Colonists used verbiage which was quite different from the English we use in modern times.

verbiage -manner of style in expressing something in words; wording Ex: Colonists used verbiage which was quite different from the English we use in modern times.

Mystery word-wordy; full of words; more words than necessary  Mystery word-wordy; full of words; more words than necessary adj -verbose osus= full of Ex: When giving a speech, you must be careful not to be too verbose; otherwise you run the risk of boring your audience.

verbose- wordy; full of words; more words than necessary osus= full of Ex: When giving a speech, you must be careful not to be too verbose; otherwise you run the risk of boring your audience.

Mystery word- word for word; in the exact words verbatim adj, adv verbatim ex; Using key-word notes helps you avoid copying non-fiction information verbatim.

verbatim- word for word; in the exact words ex; Using key-word notes helps you avoid copying non-fiction information verbatim.

verbalize verb - To express in words Ex- The basketball player was having a difficult time verbalizing his feelings after winning the National Championship.

verbalize- to express in words Ex- The basketball player was having a difficult time verbalizing his feelings after winning the National Championship.

verbicide noun -deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning); misuse or overuse of a word or any use of a word which is damaging to it ex.- Many people could argue that the use various abbreviations when texting is a form of verbicide.

verbicide- deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning); misuse or overuse of a word or any use of a word which is damaging to it ex.- Many people could argue that the use various abbreviations when texting is a form of verbicide.