Vocab 1 lesson 1 Flashcards
acronym
a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series
acronymic
affix
(noun) a prefix or suffix
(verb) To attach a part of the beginning or end of a word
(verb) to attach something
coinage
the invention of new words
an invented word or phrase
the making of metal coins/ currency
colloquial
typical of informal language usage; conversational
colliqualism
diminutive
(noun) a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt
(noun) a nickname indicating affection or familiarity
(adjective) extremely small; tiny
Metonymy
a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely related one.
metonymic
oxymoron
an expression that contains contradictory terms.
oxymoronic
palindrome
A word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward
portmanteau word
a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words.
spoonerism
an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words.
a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series
acronymic
acronym
(noun) a prefix or suffix
(verb) To attach a part of the beginning or end of a word
(verb) to attach something
affix
the invention of new words
an invented word or phrase
the making of metal coins/ currency
coinage
typical of informal language usage; conversational
colliqualism
colloquial
(noun) a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt
(noun) a nickname indicating affection or familiarity
(adjective) extremely small; tiny
diminutive
a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely related one.
metonymic
Metonymy
an expression that contains contradictory terms.
oxymoronic
oxymoron
A word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward
palindrome
a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words.
portmanteau word
an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words.
spoonerism
