29 Questions
Which term refers to a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
What do you call words that are pronounced or written similarly but have different meanings?
Paronyms
Which term describes a word or phrase with multiple related meanings?
Polyseme
What are words that sound alike and are spelled alike but have different meanings called?
Homonyms
Which type of words are pronounced the same as another word but differ in meaning and sometimes spelling?
Homophones
A word that can be used to denote various but related concepts is known as a:
Polyseme
"Start" and "commence" are examples of:
Synonyms
What do you call words that lead to errors in usage due to their similar appearance or sound?
Paronyms
Which term refers to words that converge phonetically due to historical evolution and have different meanings?
Homonyms
What is the term for words that are spelled differently, sound the same, but have different meanings?
Homophones
What type of words are homophones?
Words that are pronounced or written similarly but have different meanings
Which term describes words that lead to errors in usage due to their similar appearance or sound?
Paronyms
What is a homonym?
A word that sounds alike and is spelled alike but has different meanings
Which term refers to words that converge phonetically due to historical evolution and have different meanings?
Paronyms
What do you call a word that can be used to denote various but related concepts?
Polyseme
In the context provided, what is an example of a polyseme?
"Get" meaning procure, become, or understand
"Alternately" and "alternatively" are examples of what type of words?
Paronyms
"Start" and "commence" are examples of what type of words?
Synonyms
What do you call words that are pronounced or written similarly but have different meanings?
Paronyms
Which term describes words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in the same language?
Paronym
What is the term for words that sound alike and are spelled alike but have different meanings?
Homophone
If a word can be used to denote various but related concepts, what is it called?
Polyseme
What type of words have opposite meanings of other words?
Antonym
Which term refers to words that lead to errors in usage due to their similar appearance or sound?
Paronym
'Procure', 'become', and 'understand' are examples of what?
Polysemes
'Hot' and 'cold' are examples of what type of words?
Antonyms
'Book' referring to 'something to read' and 'the act of making a reservation' is an example of what?
Polyseme
What do you call words in a language that have different meanings but sound alike and are spelled alike?
Homonyms
If 'begin', 'start', 'commence', and 'initiate' all refer to the action of taking the first step in a series, what are they called?
Synonyms
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