Vocab 1-3 Review

Question 1

The art or study of correct spelling according to standard usage

Answer 1

orthography

Question 2

The art of using language effectively

Answer 2

rhetoric

Question 3

The chronological study of language development

Answer 3

philology

Question 4

Related by origin from the same word or root

Answer 4

cognate

Question 5

A change in the form of a word that indicates a grammatical distinction

Answer 5

inflection

Question 6

A list of all the inflected forms of a word; a typical example or model

Answer 6

paradigm

Question 7

The way in which words are arranged in phrases, clauses, and sentences

Answer 7

syntax

Question 8

A word formed from another word or root

Answer 8

derivative

Question 9

The science of speech sounds in a language

Answer 9

phonology

Question 10

A word formed with a suffix that indicates small size, youth, or affection

Answer 10

diminutive

Question 11

To follow a winding and turning course; wander aimlessly and idly without a fixed course

Answer 11

meander

Question 12

To take the place of; cause to be set aside or displaced

Answer 12

supersede

Question 13

Existing only briefly; short-lived

Answer 13

transitory

Question 14

To come forth, as from a source; send forth

Answer 14

emanate

Question 15

Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous

Answer 15

serpentine

Question 16

Never slackening; persistent

Answer 16

unremitting

Question 17

To restain or hold back

Answer 17

inhibit

Question 18

Lacking energy or vigor; deprived of the power of motion or feeling

Answer 18

torpid

Question 19

To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; ripple

Answer 19

undulate

Question 20

to return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition; move or go backward

Answer 20

retrogress

Question 21

Lacking authenticity or validity; false; constituting a forgery

Answer 21

spurious

Question 22

To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of

Answer 22

dissemble

Question 23

Acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper; conscientious

Answer 23

scrupulous

Question 24

To picture falsely; show to be false; disappoint

Answer 24

belie

Question 25

Disloyal; treacherous

Answer 25

perfidious

Question 26

A clever scheme or trick designed to attain a goal; a maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy

Answer 26

stratagem

Question 27

Extremely wicked or infamous; evil

Answer 27

nefarious

Question 28

Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

Answer 28

probity

Question 29

Concealed or kept secret, often for unlawful purpose

Answer 29

clandestine

Question 30

A secret agreement between two or more persons for a deceitful purpose

Answer 30

collusion