Word of the Day
Copy Editing Symbols
The Outsiders Vocabulary
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Symbol Definitions
100
What is the word that means "to wait in line"?
What is queue
100
What symbol would you use if you wanted to begin a new paragraph?
What is "a backwards P"
100
What word means "something rare"?
What is rarity
100
Lather
What is "blather- to talk nonsensically"
100
What does it mean if you circled a period?
What is insert a period
200
What word means "to talk nonsensically"?
What is blather
200
What symbol would you use if you wanted to capitalize a lowercase letter?
What is "use three lines underneath the letter"
200
What word means "hurting"?
What is smarting
200
Harder
What is "martyr- one who sacrifices his/her life for a cause"
200
What does it mean if you circle the number four?
What is "spell out the word four"
300
What word means "disturbing; frightening"?
What is harrowing
300
What symbol would you use to indent?
What is "a long L"
300
What word means "to run with long, easy strides"?
What is loping
300
Jeans
What is "congenial- friendly;pleasant"
300
What does it mean if you circled the word sixteen?
What is use the numeral 16
400
What word means "something delicate"?
What is gossamer
400
What symbol would you use to delete ANYTHING?
What is "a curly-q-pig's tail"
400
What word means "walking in a circle or moving mass"?
What is milling
400
Ford
What is "fjord-a narrow inlet between two steep cliffs"
400
What does it mean to use a line and a number sign (pound sign) within a word? ( /# )
What is "leave a space in between"
500
What word means "using few words"?
What is laconic
500
What symbol would you use to lowercase a capital letter?
What is "a slash"
500
What word means "not interested"
What is aloofness
500
Retire
What is "aspire- to seek to attain a goal"
500
What does it mean if you slash a lowercase letter?
What is "delete the letter"
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