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What do the words 'fellow feeling' convey?
What do the words 'fellow feeling' convey?
- Indifference to others
- Being alone
- No emotions at all
- Having or showing feeling (correct)
What is the relationship between 'cutlery' and 'knife, fork, spoon'?
What is the relationship between 'cutlery' and 'knife, fork, spoon'?
- Cutlery is a hyponym of knife, fork, spoon
- Knife, fork, spoon are antonyms of cutlery
- Knife, fork, spoon are hyponyms of cutlery (correct)
- Cutlery is a synonym of knife, fork, spoon
What do you call words that are often found paired together?
What do you call words that are often found paired together?
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Hyponyms
- Collocations (correct)
What is the term for words that are grouped in almost predictable ways?
What is the term for words that are grouped in almost predictable ways?
What is the essential feature of a word that distinguishes it from another word with the same form?
What is the essential feature of a word that distinguishes it from another word with the same form?
What is the relationship between 'fish' and 'cod, guppy, salmon, trout'?
What is the relationship between 'fish' and 'cod, guppy, salmon, trout'?
What term is used to describe words with the same pronunciation but different meanings and standard spellings?
What term is used to describe words with the same pronunciation but different meanings and standard spellings?
What is an example of a homograph, where the standard spelling is the same but the pronunciation differs?
What is an example of a homograph, where the standard spelling is the same but the pronunciation differs?
What is the term for a grouping similar to a semantic field?
What is the term for a grouping similar to a semantic field?
According to David Crystal, what term is used to describe forms that are identical in speech or writing only?
According to David Crystal, what term is used to describe forms that are identical in speech or writing only?
What is the term for words with the same form (written, spoken, or both) but different meanings?
What is the term for words with the same form (written, spoken, or both) but different meanings?
What is an example of a homophone, where the pronunciation is the same but the standard spelling differs?
What is an example of a homophone, where the pronunciation is the same but the standard spelling differs?
What is the primary reason structural ambiguity is more likely to occur in headlines?
What is the primary reason structural ambiguity is more likely to occur in headlines?
What is the term for words that have the same reference meaning but differ in connotation?
What is the term for words that have the same reference meaning but differ in connotation?
What is the process by which a word acquires a strong connotation of approval or disapproval?
What is the process by which a word acquires a strong connotation of approval or disapproval?
What is the term for words that have opposite meanings?
What is the term for words that have opposite meanings?
What is the source of the words 'synonym' and 'antonym'?
What is the source of the words 'synonym' and 'antonym'?
What is the term for a word that is a specific type of a more general concept?
What is the term for a word that is a specific type of a more general concept?
