M2L1-4 Vocab Flashcards

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Wordplay

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Playful or clever use of words to create humor.

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Homophone

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Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and different meanings.

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Homograph

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Two or more words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (and sometimes different pronunciations); often referred to as multiple-meaning words.

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Pun

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A humorous play on words based on two words or phrases that are close in sound but different in meaning.

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Idiom

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A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words.

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Delivery

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The technique or way in which something is said.

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Audience

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A group of people who watch or listen to a performance.

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Adapt

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To change; to alter as a result of changes to the environment.

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Peculiar

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Abnormal or different from the usual expectation.