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| acronym - noun | - a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series acro=beginning onym=word or name |
| affix - noun | - prefix or suffix |
| affix - verb | to attach to the beginning or end of a word/ to attach something |
| coinage - noun | the creation of a new word, invented of new word or phrase, making of metal coins for currency |
| colloquial - adj | typical or informal language usage, conversational |
| diminutive - adj | extremely small or tiny |
| diminutive - noun | a nickname indicating affection or familiarity |
| diminutive - noun | a suffix that indicating small, youth, familiarity or affection or contempt |
| metonymy - noun | a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely assoxiated word |
| oxymoron - noun | an expression that contains contradicting terms |
| pallindrone - noun | a word or an expression that is spelled the same backwards and forwards |
| portmanteau word - noun | a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words |
| spoonerisms - noun | an often comical switching of the the first sounds of two or more words |
| apprehensive - noun | anxious or fearful about the future, uneasy |
| categorical - adj | without expectation or qualification, absolute; arranged by types or categories |
| conclusive - adj | putting an end to doubt, question or uncertainty; decisive |
| dubious - adj | doubtful, uncertain, questionable as to quality or validity |
| indeterminable - adj | not able to be determined or established, unknown |
| precarious - adj | dangerous, risky, lacking in security or stability |
| qualm - noun | a sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action |
| tentative - adj | uncertain not fully worked out or agreed upon, |
| unequivocal - adj | perfectly, leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding |
| vacillate - verb | to swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another; to sway or hesitate in choice of actions or opinions |
