Lesson 1 and 2 Flashcards
1
Q
A new word
A
Neologism
2
Q
A particular manner of speaking
A
Parlance
3
Q
A nonstandard dialect
A
Patois
4
Q
Using several languages
A
Polyglot
5
Q
Crude or indecent
A
Vulgar
6
Q
An explanatory note
A
Annotation
7
Q
A name or title
A
Appellation
8
Q
A person whose name is used to make a word
A
Eponym
9
Q
Study of language
A
Linguistics
10
Q
A humorous confusion of words
A
Malapropism
11
Q
Perhaps
A
Perchance
12
Q
Absurd
A
Preposterous
13
Q
An inclination
A
Proclivity
14
Q
Likely to do
A
Prone
15
Q
Unproven
A
Theoretical
