Vocab 1 & 2

Question 1

Affix

Answer 1

Noun
A prefix or a suffix
Verb
To attach at the beginning or end of a word

Question 2

Coinage

Answer 2

Noun

The invention of a new word or phrase

Question 3

Colloquial

Answer 3

Adjective

Typical of informal language

Question 4

Diminutive

Answer 4

Noun
A suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity
Adjective
Extremely small or tiny

Question 5

Metonymy

Answer 5

Noun

A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

Question 6

Oxymoron

Answer 6

Noun

An expression that contains contradicting terms

Question 7

Acronym

Answer 7

Noun

Word form from the first letter of each word in a series

Question 8

Palindrome

Answer 8

Noun

Word or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backward

Question 9

Portmanteau word

Answer 9

Noun
Word formed by combining the sounds of meanings of two different words
Ex.motel=hotel+motor

Question 10

Spoonerism

Answer 10

Noun

An often comical switching of the first two sounds of two or more words

Question 11

Apprehensive

Answer 11

Adjective

Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

Question 12

Categorical

Answer 12

Adjective

Without exception or qualification; absolute

Question 13

Conclusive

Answer 13

Adjective

Decisive; putting an end to doubt, question or uncertainty

Question 14

Dubious

Answer 14

Adjective

Doubtful; uncertain; questionable as to quality or validity

Question 15

Indeterminate

Answer 15

Adjective

Not capable of being determined or established; not precisely known

Question 16

Precarious

Answer 16

Adjective

Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability; based on uncertain or questionable premises

Question 17

Qualm

Answer 17

Noun

Sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action

Question 18

Tentative

Answer 18

Adjective

Not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

Question 19

Unequivocal

Answer 19

Adjective

Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding

Question 20

Vacillate

Answer 20

Verb

To swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another; to hesitate in choice of action or opinion