Vocabulary 1 Review

Question 1

Appellation

Answer 1

(Noun) a name or title; the action of giving a name to a person or thing

Question 2

Diphthong

Answer 2

(Noun) a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable

Question 3

Eponym

Answer 3

(Noun) a person, real or imaginary, from whom something–as a tribe, nation, or place–takes or is said to take its name

Question 4

Linguistics

Answer 4

(Noun) the science of language

Question 5

Neologism

Answer 5

(Noun) a newly coined word or expression

Question 6

Parlance

Answer 6

(Noun) a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest

Question 7

Patois

Answer 7

(Noun) the dialect of the common people of a region; the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group

Question 8

Polyglot

Answer 8

1. (Adjective) able to speak or write several languages; composed of or written in several languages
2. (Noun) a person who knows and is able to use several languages

Question 9

Solecism

Answer 9

(Noun) a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

Question 10

Vulgar

Answer 10

(Adjective) lacking sophistication or good taste; making explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions