18 Questions
The terms up / down, in / out, right / left can also be called ______ when describing motion:
reverses
Verbs referring to processes that can be reversed can also be identified as ______ antonyms: inflate / deflate, expand / contract, fill/ empty, knit / unravel:
reverse
Terms which describe a relation between two entities from alternate points of view can be called ______: own / belong to, above / below, employer / employee:
converses
The concept of ______ helps explain the meaning of certain words not in terms of component features but in terms of resemblance to the clearest example:
prototypes
The words 'bat', 'whale', 'dolphin', and 'horse' are all co-hyponyms of the superordinate ______:
animal
According to some researchers, the most characteristic instance of the category 'animal' is ______:
horse
One way of studying conceptual meaning is by accounting for semantic oddness by focusing on the semantic features of words or viewing words as ______ which carry meaning components.
containers
The study of meaning in language is also known as ______.
semantics
Words with very closely related meanings are called ______.
synonyms
The relationship when the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another is called ______.
hyponymy
Antonyms are usually divided into two main types, “gradable” and “______” antonyms.
non-gradable
The idea of “sameness” of meaning used in discussing ______ is not necessarily “total sameness.”
synonymy
Native speakers of English might wonder if 'bat' should be a ______ of 'animal'.
hyponym
The meaning of words like 'avocado' or 'tomato' can be interpreted differently by people due to their individual ______.
experience
Homophones are different (written) forms that have the same ______.
pronunciation
Homonyms refer to one form that has two or more unrelated ______.
meanings
The lexical relation between the words 'ring' (jewellery) and 'ring' (bell sound) is an example of ______.
homonymy
The words 'hand' (body part at end of arm) and 'hand' (part of clock) are ______.
homonyms
This quiz tests your understanding of reverse antonyms and converses, including terms that describe motion and processes that can be reversed, as well as relations between entities from alternate points of view.
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