20 Questions
What term refers to a word or phrase that is no longer in common use?
Archaic
Which term refers to a word or phrase used to express strong feelings or emphasis?
Emphatic
What term refers to a type of wordplay involving the use of words in a humorous manner?
Jocular
Which term refers to a word or phrase that is considered offensive or disrespectful?
Derogatory
What term refers to a word or phrase used in everyday conversation or casual writing?
Informal
Which term refers to an abbreviated form of a word or phrase?
Abbreviation
What term refers to a nonstandard form of a word used by a particular group of people?
Slang
Which term refers to a word or phrase that substitutes for a noun?
Pronoun
What term refers to the comparative form of an adjective?
Comparative (form)
What term refers to the past tense and past participle forms of verbs?
Suffix
Which word means 'to make something fertile'?
Fertilize
What is the plural form of 'criterion'?
Criteria
Which word means 'to make something less important or belittle'?
Belittle
What is the plural of 'mouse'?
Mice
Which word means 'to examine or inspect closely'?
Scrutinize
What is the plural form of 'datum'?
Data
Which word means 'to make something pure or more beautiful'?
Beautify
'Fetuses' is the plural form of which word?
Fetus
'Heroically' is the adverb form of which word?
'Heroic'
'Judgmentally' is formed from which word?
'Judgmental'
Test your knowledge of technical terminology related to dictionaries, research methods, and language usage. This quiz covers terms such as formal, slang, offensive, taboo, archaic, American English, British English, derogatory, and more.
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