Unit 8: And your name is? Flashcards

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hospital

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(n) a place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born

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hospitable

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(adj) generous and friendly to guests or visitors

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3
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homonym

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(n) a word that is spelled and pronounced the same but is different in meaning

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synonym

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(n) a word that had the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language

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5
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antonym

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(n) a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word

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6
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anonymous

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(adj) not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown

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7
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acronym

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(n) a name for something that is formed form the first letter of each of the words in a title

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8
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pseudonym

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(n) a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name

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9
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hostile

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(adj) not friendly

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10
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hostage

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(n) a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed

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11
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hosp

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guest

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12
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onym

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name

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13
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host

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stranger; enemy

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