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Vocabulary-Literature
Vocabulary-Literature is the list of words denoting Literature.
Vocabulary-Literature will help you improve your word-power.
Take down the words which you find for the first time.
• Diary…A book in which the events of each day are recorded
• Dictionary…A book containing the words of a language with their definitions in an alphabetical order
• Directory…A book of names and addresses
• Ledger…A book of accounts showing debits and credits
• Encyclopedia…A book containing information on all branches of knowledge
• Album…A book with blank pages for putting pictures etc…
• Catalogue…A list of books in a library
• Bibliography… A list of books in a library
• Glossary…A list of explanation for the important words
• Memoirs…A written account, usually in a book form, of the interesting experiences of one’s life
• Watermark…The trade mark of the maker seen on paper
• Wiseacre…One who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge
• Epitome…A brief summary of book
• Excerpt…An extract from a book of writing
• Caption…The heading of the chapter in a book
• Axiom…A statement which is accepted as true without proof
• Agenda…A list of headings to be executed in a meeting
• Jargon…Language which is confused
• Manifesto…A declaration of plans put forward by a candidate for an election
• Expurgate…To remove the offensive portions from a book
• Extant…Still in use
• Frontispiece…A picture facing the title of the book
• Copyright…The exclusive right of an author or his heirs to publish or sell copies of his books
• Erratum…An error in printing
• Facsimile…An exact copy of handwriting or a picture
• Criterion…A principle by which anything is judged
• Extempore…Delivered without previous preparation
• Impromptu… Delivered without previous preparation
• Prologue…A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play
• Epilogue… A short speech by a player at the end of a play
• Plagiarism…Passing of another author’s works as one’s own
• Eulogy…A writing or a speech in praise of a person
• Encomium… A writing or a speech in praise of a person
• Autograph…A person’s own handwriting
• Autobiography…A record of one’s life written by himself
• Biography…The history of life of a person
• Comedy…A humorous play having a happy ending
• Tragedy…A play with sad or tragic end
• Dirge…A mournful song for the dead
• Elegy…A poem of lamentation especially for the dead
• Dialogue…a conversation between two persons
• Soliloquy…Speaking to oneself
• Lucubration…Study by night
• Alliteration…A succession of the same initial letters in a passage
• Memorandum…A note to help the memory
• Inventory…A list of articles pr goods available at a time
• Peroration…The concluding part of the speech
• Harangue…A vehement speech indented to excite passions
• Gesticulate…To make expressive gestures while speaking
• Hackneyed…Language that is very much used
• Enunciate…To pronounce the words distinctively
• Dramatist…One who writes a play
• Playwright… One who writes a play
• Acrostic…A poem in which the first letters of each line, taken in order, form a name or a sentence
Vocabulary-Literature is the list of words denoting Literature.
Vocabulary-Literature will help you improve your word-power.
Take down the words which you find for the first time.
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