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1 verbum word Definitions from

2 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.

3 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.

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

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

6 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 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.

10 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.

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

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

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

14 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.

15 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.


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