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1
What are antonyms?
Words which mean the same thing
Words which have the opposite meaning
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yes
2
What is an idiom?
A word with a literal meaning
A word with a non-literal meaning
A phrase with a non-literal meaning
A phrase with a literal meaning
3
What are semantic fields?
A category of morphemes
A chart used to categorize lexemes
A category of semantics
A chart used to categorize morphemes
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What is connotative meaning?
The wrong associations made with a word by the speaker
The wrong meaning of a word
The definition of a word according to a dictionary
The associations made with a word by the speaker
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What is denotative meaning?
The wrong meaning of a word
The wrong associations made with a word by the speaker
The associations made with a word by the speaker
The definition of a word according to a dictionary
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What is a simile?
A phrase which directly compares one thing to another
A phrase which indirectly compares one thing to another
A phrase which says two things are not alike
A phrase which says two things are similar
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What is personification?
When a non-human object is called human
When a human is given human qualities
When a human is given non-human qualities
When a non-human object is given human qualities
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What is lexical ambiguity?
A situation that arises when a word is misheard
A situation
A situation that arises when a word has two spellings
A situation that arises when a word has two meanings
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What are synonyms?
Giving an object human qualities
Words which have similar meanings
Giving an object inhuman qualities
Words which mean the same thing