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Essential Journalism Vocabulary List

This document defines 10 words and their meanings: allay means to calm, bolster means to reinforce or uphold, curb means restraint or restriction, dash means to make a quick journey, edge means to move gradually, envoy means diplomat, flak means heavy criticism, gag means to prevent from speaking, hitch means a problem that causes delay, and irk means to cause to be angry or annoyed.

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Essential Journalism Vocabulary List

This document defines 10 words and their meanings: allay means to calm, bolster means to reinforce or uphold, curb means restraint or restriction, dash means to make a quick journey, edge means to move gradually, envoy means diplomat, flak means heavy criticism, gag means to prevent from speaking, hitch means a problem that causes delay, and irk means to cause to be angry or annoyed.

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WORDS AND THEIR MEANING


allay (v.)
- calm
bolster (v.)
- reinforce, uphold
curb (n.)
- restraint, restriction
dash (v.)
- make quick journey
edge (v.)
- move gradually

envoy (n.)
- diplomat
flak (n.)
- heavy criticism
gag (v.)
- prevent from speaking
hitch (n.)
- problem that causes delay
irk (v.)
- to case to be angry or
annoyed
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