Lesson 28&29 Words About Words

Question 1

Palindrome

Answer 1

(n.) a word or phrase that reads the same forward as it does backward

Question 2

Portmanteau

Answer 2

(n.) a word formed by parts of two other distinct words, such as smog

Question 3

Brunch

Answer 3

(n.) a late-morning meal that has elements of both breakfast and lunch

Question 4

Neologism

Answer 4

(n.) a new word or expression

Question 5

Archaic

Answer 5

(adj.) describing a very old word, typically no longer in use

Question 6

Barbarism

Answer 6

(n.) a word that does not obey the rules of written language

Question 7

Tautology

Answer 7

(n.) a redundancy, essentially saying that A equals A

Question 8

Eponymous

Answer 8

(n.) named after a person

Question 9

Bombastic

Answer 9

(adj.) Describing someone whose speech is inflated and self-important

Question 10

Cryptic

Answer 10

(adj.) intentionally vague or mysterious

Question 11

Turgid

Answer 11

(adj.) describing writing that is bombastic and puffed up

Question 12

Lucid

Answer 12

(adj.) clear and easy to understand

Question 13

Oblique

Answer 13

(adj.) indirect (describing communication)

Question 14

Limpid

Answer 14

(adj.) very clear and easy to understand (referring to writing)

Question 15

Sesquipedalian

Answer 15

(n.) a person inclined to using very long words