English2 Flashcards
1
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Colloquial
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Conversational
2
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Affix
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To attach a part to the beginning or end of a word
3
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Spoonerism
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A phrase with comically switched word sounds
4
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Diminutive
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A suffix denoting smallness, youth, familiarity,affection, or Contempt
5
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Oxymoron
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An expression that contradicts itself
6
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Portmanteau word
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One word made by combining parts of two others
7
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Coinage
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A newly invented word or phrase
8
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Metonymy
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A figurative word substitution
9
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Palindrome
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A word spelled the same back word and forward
10
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Acronym
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A word formed from the first letter of each word in a serious
