Week Sixteen

Question 1

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

Answer 1

Ambiguity

Question 2

describing a very old word, typically no longer in use

Answer 2

Archaic

Question 3

a word or phrase that is not formal and is often used in everyday conversation, reflecting the informal language of a specific region or group

Answer 3

Colloquialism

Question 4

displaying scholarly knowledge

Answer 4

Erudite

Question 5

special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group, often difficult for others to understand

Answer 5

Jargon

Question 6

not easily decoded

Answer 6

Indecipherable

Question 7

the study of the structure and form of words in a language, including the formation of words from prefixes and suffixes

Answer 7

Morphology

Question 8

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

Answer 8

Nuance

Question 9

a word formed by parts of two other distinct words; i.e.- “smog” which contains ‘sm’ from “smoke” and ‘og’ from “fog”

Answer 9

Portmanteau

Question 10

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Answer 10

Syntax