Vocabulary 1 by Isabella Victoria Majano Mahonar https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua Definition, Sentence, Picture en-us 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC 2024-12-14 02:45:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png Portmanteau (Noun) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652899 (Definition 1) A word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words
(Definition 2)  A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others

(Sentence) "Brunch" is a portmanteau.
]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652899 Palindrome (Noun) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652900 (Definition 1) A word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward

(Definition 2)  A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards

(Sentence) The word "madam" is a palindrome.
]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652900 Oxymoron (Noun) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652901 (Definition 1) An expression that contains contradictory terms

(Definition 2)  A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

(Sentence) Calling someone "pretty ugly" is an example of an oxymoron
]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652901 Metonymy (Noun) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652902 (Definition 1) A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

(Definition 2)  The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant

(Sentence) An example of a metonymy is when someone refers to their car as their ride.]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652902 Diminutive (Noun) (Adjective isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652903 (Definition 1) (Noun) A suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection or contempt

(Definition 2) (Adjective) Extremely small; tiny

(Definition 3)
Extremely or unusually small.

(Sentence) Lego pieces are diminutive.]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652903 Colloquial (Adjective) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652904 (Definition 1) Typical of informal language usage; conversational.

(Definition 2) Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

(Sentence) In Honduras they use colloquial language. ]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652904 Coinage (Noun) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652905 (Definition 1) The Invention of new words. An Invented word or phrase. The making of metal coins.

(Definition 2) The invention of a new word or phrase.

(Sentence) That woman works at a coinage company.]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652905 Affix (Noun) (Verb) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652907 (Definition 1) (Noun) A prefix or suffix

(Definition 2) (Verb) To attach something

(Definition 3) Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

(Sentence) He needed help to affix the badge to his suit. ]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652907 Acronym (Noun) isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652908 (Definition 1) A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series. 

(Definition 2) An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word. 

(Sentence) An acronym that we use in math class is PEMDAS.

]]> 2017-08-18 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181652908 Bibliography isabellavictoriamm https://padlet.com/isabellavictoriamm/flauzzpem1ua/wish/181654001 Google Dictionary
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(Definition 2)  A verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect.

(Sentence) Many mind tricks use spoonerism to confuse people.
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