1. Abstract word “Pulled away, detached” (L.)
Something detached form physical or concrete reality
Examples: love, hate, emotion
Abstract word

2. Acronym Formed from the initial components of a phrase or word
Examples:
NASA
Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)
Acronym

3. Affix Element added to the beginning or end of a word
Examples: prefix (re-, in-), suffix (-ing, -ology)
Affix

4. analogy The act of comparing two things that are alike in some way
Example:
Kitten is to cat as puppy is to dog.
analogy

5. Antonym Has the opposite meaning of a word Examples: Beautiful/ugly
Tall/short
Antonym

6. Apheresis “take away” (G)
The loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word
Examples:
[k]nife
Escape goat = scape goat
Apheresis

7. Phonological process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound
Example:
Latin in (not) + possibilis (possible) = impossibilis (impossible)
Assimilation

8. Blend Word Formed from two or more other words
Also called a portmanteau
Examples
Air + port = airport
Smoke + fog = smog
Blend Word

9. Word formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts
A.k.a. truncation
Examples:
ad = advertisement
Exam = examination
Clipped Word

10. Colloquial Language Speech or informal language Examples: Contractions
“Thanks” vs. “Thank you”
Colloquial Language

11. Identify things and events that can be measured and observed
Examples: cat, desk, egg
Concrete Word

12. derivative The original parts of a word
Derivational Suffixes: added on to the end of a word to create a word that has been derived from the original word
Ex: teach > teacher; care > careful
derivative

13. Dialect Particular form of a language
Generally based on race, class, education, region
Separate from “regional” because it has generally evolved separately from the dominant language
For instance, a community that has been isolated will evolve English with differences in not only accents, but grammatical structures and word usages as well.
Example:
American English vs. British English
Amish Dutch vs. Dutch
Dialect

14. Diminutive suffix Affix added to the end that means small
-(i)cule: molecule, muscle, particle
-el: novel, morsel, panel
-ole, -ule: capsule, globule, scruple
Diminutive suffix

15. Phonological process by which similar consonants or vowels become less similar
Example:
OF marbre became English “marble”
dissimilation

16. Two or more words in the same language have different phonological forms but the same etymological root
Often, but not always, the variants have entered the language through different routes
shadow, shade and shed (all three from Old English sceadu "shadow, shade")
Doublet

17. the study of the origin of words
Example: this class
Etymology

18. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Examples:
You aren’t poor, you are economically disadvantaged.
You aren’t broke, you have temporary negative cash flow.
Euphemism

19. Figurative Word involves a figure of speech or metaphor
Example: stubborn as a mule
Figurative Word