k12 unit 2 vocab words
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cvickers21 on October 4, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acronym | a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series |
| affix | to fasten |
| coinage | the invention of new words |
| colloquial | typical of informal language usage; conversational |
| diminutive | a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt |
| metonymy | a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word |
| oxymoron | an expression that contains contradictory terms |
| palindrome | a word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward. |
| portmanteau word | a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words. |
| spoonerism | an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words. |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy |
| categorical | without execption or qualification; absolute |
| conclusive | decisive; putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty |
| dubious | doubtful; uncertain; questionable as to quality or validity |
| indeterminate | not capable of being determined or established; not precisely known |
| precarious | dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability |
| qualm | a sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action |
| tentative | uncertain; not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional |
| unequivocal | perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding |
| vacillate | to swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another |
| beguille | to charml; to delight |
| benevolent | wishing to do good; kindly; characterized by helpful intentions |
| decorum | appropriateness of behavior; propriety |
| demeanor | the way one behaves or presents oneself; one's manner |
| feral | wild and untamed; savage |
| ignoble | mean, unethical, or dishonorable; not noble in character |
| mores | accepted standards and customs of a social group |
| provincial | relating to areas that are far from large cities or capitals |
| unseemly | unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper |
| willy | cunning; full of trickery or intentions to deceive |
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