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hosp/onym/host
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born | hospital |
| generous and friendly towards guests and visitors | hospitable |
| a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning | homonym |
| a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language | synonym |
| a word with a meaning that is opposite of the meaning of another word | antonym |
| not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown | anonymous |
| a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title (ex. NASA) | acronym |
| a name of a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her name | pseudonym |
| not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant | hostile |
| a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed | hostage |