Let stem eat cake
the state or quality of being
-ity
We have a test in "Chem" today
clipping
the study of words, their nature and meaning
lexicology
Language spoken by the Vikings
Old Norse
a contrast or opposition
antithesis
syn or sym
I stayed up too late "doomscrolling" on Twitter.
compounding
the fundamental unit of the lexicon
lexeme
Year that St. Augustine arrived to England and brought the Roman alphabet
597 AD
to deceive with charm
beguile
spirit/mind
anima
I told him to clean his room "asap."
acronym
the discipline of compiling words into a dictionary
lexicography
The great epic poem written in the Old English period
Beowulf
official condemnation; harsh criticism
censure
down, away, from
de-
It was a typical ADD moment for me again today.
initialism
the smallest unit of meaning within a lexeme
morpheme
Year that the Battle of Hastings occurred
1066
easily angered
choleric
duty, office, gift or service
munus
We went on a picnic with our friends to celebrate "Juneteenth."
blending
a language that is designated for use to make communication possible between people who don't share a mother tongue
lingua franca
Jutes, Angles, and Saxons
equal in measure with
commensurate