Vocab Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
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a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series
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acronym
2
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a prefix or suffix
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affix
3
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the invention of new words; an invented word or phrase; the making of metal coins; metal currency
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coinage
4
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typical of informal language usage; conversational
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colloquial
5
Q
a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt
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diminutive
6
Q
a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word
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metonymy
7
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an expression that contains contradictory terms
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oxymoron
8
Q
a word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward
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palindrome
9
Q
a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words
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portmanteau word
10
Q
an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words
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spoonerism
