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Term | Definition |
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Acronym | A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series (NOUN) |
Affix | A prefix or suffix (NOUN) |
Coinage | The invention of new words or the making of metal coins;metal currency (NOUN) |
Colloquial | Typical informal language usage; conversaTional (ADJ) |
Diminutive | A suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt (NOUN) |
Metonymy | A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word (NOUN) |
Oxymoron | An expression that contains contradictory terms (NOUN) |
Palindrome | A word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward (NOUN) |
Portmanteau word | A word formed by combining the sounds and meaning of two different words (NOUN) |
Spoonerism | An often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words (NOUN) |
Apprehensive | Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy (ADJ) |
Categorical | Without exception or qualification; absolute (ADJ) |
Conclusive | Decisive; putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty (ADJ) |
Dubious | Doubtful; uncertain; questionable as to quality or validity (ADJ) |
Indeterminate | Not capable of being determined or established; not precisely known (ADJ) |
Precarious | Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability (ADJ) |
Qualm | A sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action (NOUN) |
Tentative | Uncertain; not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional (ADJ) |
Unequivocal | Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding (ADJ) |
Vacillate | To swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another (VERB) |