cam e eng lang terms quizzes

hypernym

broader term for an item, for example furniture classifies table and chair

hyponym

specific terms for items, for example a spoon is a part of cutlery

idiom

phrases generally understood in a language but which do not directly translate

intensifier

A word that has little meaning by itself but adds force to other phrases (really, very)

jargon

words and phrases known primarily by a group of people allowing efficient exchange of complex information

lexis

complete vocab for a language

semantic field

A group of words that relate to a shared area of meaning (needle, nurse, antibiotic in medicine)

active voice

subject of a verb is perming the action involved

passive voice

subject receives the action of a verb (the ball was kicked)

adjunct

option or less important clause or sentence (prepositional phrases usually)

clause

part of a sentence, containing a subject and a verb phrase

coordination

connecting two or more independent clauses through the use of coordinating conjunctions

subordination

connecting two+ clauses where only one is independent

head word

the main word in a phrase (boy in happy boy)

mode

format through which ideas or content are communicated to an audience (spoken, written, electronic, image, and can be combined)

modification

adding words to a head word to give more detail; premodification (before, red car) and postmodification (after, woman who was walking)

mood

speaker or writer can express an attitude towards a subject including declarative, interrogative, and imperative [+subjunctive, imperative]

prefix

letters conveying a particular meaning added to a front of a word (greek and latin)

suffix

letters conveying a particular meaning added to the end of a word (greek and latin)

syntax

way words are ordered in a sentence

sincerely

honestly and without pretending or lying

criticism

comment speaking bad about something or someone

definitely

without any doubt

millennium

1000 years

specialty

extremely good in a particular field

desperate

very seriously

asymmetrical

uneven or unequal parts in a whole

deductible

money that is taken away from a employees pay before they receive (insurance payments)

successful

achieving wanted results

dilemma

situations where a difficult choice has to be made