1.
a shortened form of a word
2.
a punctuation mark used to mark possession and the missing letters/sounds of contractions
3.
the act of assigning an upper-case letter to a word
4.
words pertaining to a different region of the country
5.
a punctuation mark used to divide words, word parts, or numbers
6.
happening as a minor result or by chance
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comprising everything; comprehensive
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slanted cursive or type characters
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consisting of diverse things or members
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uninfluenced by emotion; based on the factual
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curved brackets which enclose written material
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composed of more than one
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a noun or pronoun showing ownership or possession
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that which had being before something else
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the act of choosing one thing over another on the basis of likes or dislikes
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an inflection or word part attaching to the beginning of a word
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one who has been elected president but has not yet taken office
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marks punctuation marks which enclose quoted material
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past tense verb meaning to state or write another's words
20.
an eating establishment
22.
to feel smug or happy about one's self or accomplishments
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an inflection or word part attaching to the end of a word
25.
a sound unit consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel together with consonants the division of letters in a word roughly corresponding to the syllables in spoken language
