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10GVocab

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acronym (n) Word formed from the first letter of each word in a series 'arco' = "beginning" + 'onym' = "name"
affix 1)(n) A prefix/sufix 2)(v) To attach 'ad' = "to" + 'figere' = "fasten"
coinage (n) 1) Invention of new words 2) Invented word/phrase 3) Making of metal currency 'cuneus' = "wedge" (used to make coins)
colloquial (adj) Typical of informal language 'col-' = "together" + 'loqui' = "to speak" (n) colloquialism
diminutive 1) (n) Suffix that indicates small size, familiarity, etc. 2) (n) Nickname 3) (adj) Tiny
metonymy (n) A figure of speech that substitutes another word with a different but closely related word. (White House - U.S. government) 'meta-' = "change"
oxymoron (n) Expression with contradictory terms
palindrome (n) Word/expression that is spelled the same forward and backward.
portmanteau word (n) Word formed by combining the sounds/meanings of two other words
spoonerism (n) Comical switching of the first sounds of a phrase
apprehensive (adj) Anxious, fearful of future
categorical (adj) 1) Absolute, without exception (categorical denial) 2) Done according to types; arranged by categories
conclusive (adj) Decisive, placing an end to doubt
dubious (adj) Uncertain, doubtful
indeterminate (adj) Not capable of being determined; not precisely known; vague
precarious (adj) Dangerous; lacking in stability; based on questionable premises
qualm (n) Sense of doubt or uneasiness about an action
tentative (adj) Uncertain, not fully worked out; provisional 'tentare' = "to try"
unequivocal (adj) Perfectly clear
vacillate (v) 1) To swing indecisively from one opinion/action to another 2) To sway or hesitate in choice of actions/opinions
itinerary (n) Route; list of places to be visited: a plan for a journey listing different places in the order in which they are to be visited
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