🗣️ Verbatim: You Said It!

Verbatim (adverb): in exactly the same words; word for word: to repeat a conversation verbatim.

• IPA: vɝˈbeɪ.təm (See IPA key)

• Phonetic: ver-BAY-tum

Pop quiz: do you remember the last five words we learned? One question each — answer key at the bottom of this email.

1. UNDERSCORE most nearly means

(A) emphasize
(B) diminish
(C) tout
(D) obscure

2. FALLIBLE most nearly means

(A) suspicious
(B) deceptive
(C) imperfect
(D) gullible

3. IMPECCABLE most nearly means

(A) fallible
(B) ostentatious
(C) flawless
(D) meticulous

4. AFFINITY most nearly means

(A) acceptance
(B) inherent liking for
(C) distance
(D) gloom

5. INELUCTABLE most nearly means

(A) immutable
(B) imminent
(C) contingent
(D) inevitable

Here are some examples of the word VERBATIM:

• “Go away” isn’t verbatim what I said to him, but that was the gist of my statement.

• “Did Sage really say all that?” “Yep. I copied the text chain verbatim.”

• Although the Congressional Record is intended to be a substantially verbatim account of congressional debate, lawmakers may revise their remarks before publication.

• quote verbatim, repeat verbatim, verbatim account

1st question: D, word for word.

Last-5 quiz answers: 1) A — underscore 2) C — fallible 3) C — impeccable 4) B — affinity 5) D — ineluctable

Come back tomorrow to learn a word that could describe one blue egg in a carton. (We’re talking chicken eggs here.)

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