For the Week ending 03/23/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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one employed to take dictation or copy manuscripts; clerk, secretary; scribe
The author's autograph salutation attested that the preceding letter, though written by an _______, was from himself. |
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a woman with strong scholarly or literary interests
"My core identity is a '_______' - female, bookish, determined to make up their own mind, not into power/material things, and fascinated by knowledge for its own sake." |
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character emotionally close to protagonist, but relatively uninvolved in story's action; one to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed
In the wake of her latest heartbreak, Jennifer Aniston has again sought solace in her long-term _______ and former Friends costar Courteney Cox. |
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person who writes or relates fables(narrations intended to enforce useful truths)
Probably the most famous _______ is Aesop, whose stories about animals always had a moral. |
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persons concerned with, and knowledgeable about, literature; the literary intelligentsia
Seen by many as the height of Chinese visual culture, painting is closely associated with the gentlemen scholars known as _______ who lived and worked for the most part far from court in rural retreats. |