Sunday, July 21, 2013

Reading - Week 2


Word Power!

philology - fuh LOL uh jee (noun)  the study of
A: people named Phil.  B:  races and cultures.  C:  nonverbal language.  D: literary texts.

lexicologist (noun) somebody who
A: announces sports.  B: trains birds to speak.  C:  writes letters.  D: studies word meaning and origins.

illiterate (noun) somebody who
A: is often sick.  B:  annoying.  C: cannot read.  D: has a bad temper.

analogy (noun)
A: a detailed examination.  B: partial similarity.  C: a newly coined word.  D: a figure of speech.

logophile (noun) somebody who loves
A: words.  B: books.  C:  trademarks.  D:  sermons.

dialogue (noun) 
A: argument.  B: instruction.  C:  conversation.  D: lecture.

circumlocution (noun) 
A: faux pas.  B: search.  C:  innuendo.  D: verbosity.

cosmology (noun)  the study of
A: the universe.  B: plastic surgery.  C: city life.  D: earth’s surface.

sinologist (noun)  an expert in
A: origin of evil.  B: Chinese civilisation.  C: sign language.  D: head colds


epilogue (noun)  A: comedy.  B:  plot line.  C:  concluding statement.  D: beginning of a story

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