English 10 Vocabulary #1
Terms
undefined, object
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- acronym
- word created by initial letters
- affix
- prefix or suffix
- colloquial
- conversational language
- coinage
- invention of new words
- malapropism
- distortion of words
- palindrome
- word that reads forwards and backwards
- simile
- comparison using "like" or "as"
- spoonerism
- humorous misuse of a word
- portmanteau word
- word blend
- onomatopoeia
- word that creates a sound