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| a word formed from the first letter of each word (NASA, etc.) |
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1. a prefix or suffix
2. to attach something |
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1. invention of new words (blog)
2. invented word or phrase
3. to make metal coins |
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| informal language usage; conversational ("Hi", instead of "hello") |
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1. a suffix that makes the a word mean small size
2. small, tiny |
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| a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word (Washington = US government) |
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| two words used together that mean the opposite (jumbo shrimp) |
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| A word that is spelled the same forward or backward (mom, wow,rotor) |
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| a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of 2 words. (breakfast + lunch = brunch; spoon + fork = spork) |
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| a comical switching of the first sounds of 2 or more words (play sports = spay plorts) |
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