Question 1

autobiography

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writing about a a person's life written by that person

Question 2

autograph

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the writing of one's own name

Question 3

bibliography

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the written list of all the books used in a report or book

Question 4

biography

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a book written about a person's life

Question 5

cartography

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mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

Question 6

paragraph

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a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

Question 7

phonograph

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record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

Question 8

photography

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the use of light to record and image using a camera

Question 9

describe

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to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing

Question 10

inscription

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a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument

Question 11

manuscript

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a piece of writing; a book

Question 12

postscript

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P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished

Question 13

scribble

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sloppy writing that is hard to read

Question 14

scribe

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a person who writes things down

Question 15

script

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a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out

Question 16

subscription

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a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set time period

Question 17

homograph

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a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning

Question 18

seismograph

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a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth

Question 19

prescription

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a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy

Question 20

transcribe

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to write down or record; to translate

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