Use a dictionary or the Internet to fi nd out what these shortenings mean. 1) cf; 2) e.g.; 3) etc; 4) i.e; 5) viz; 6)

1) cf - Latin: confer or conferatur (both meaning \"compare\"); 2) e.g. – Latin: exempli gratia, meaning \"for example\"; 3) etc - etcetera; 4) i.e - Latin: id est, meaning \"that is\"; 5) viz – Latin: Videlicet, meaning \"namely\"; 6) NB – nota bene, abbreviation that commonly used to call reader’s attention to something important;7) PC – portable computer; 8) veg - vegetable;9) Interpol - The International Criminal Police Organization; 10) vacay - vacation; 11) perf - perforation; 12) EU – European Union.