Vocab 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Tenet
A
an opinion belief, or principle that is held as an absolute truth by a person or organization
2
Q
Dearth
A
a scarcity or lack of something
3
Q
Eggcorn
A
a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another,
4
Q
Malaprop
A
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one
5
Q
Spoonerism
A
a verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words
6
Q
capitulation
A
the act of surrendering or yielding
