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Words About Words Practice Exercises
Practice Exercise
Draw lines to match each word about words with its meaning.
| Word about Words | Meaning | ||
| 1. | circumlocution | a. | a trite, overused expression |
| 2. | ambiguous | b. | a comparison between two things that are mostly dissimilar |
| 3. | non sequitur | c. | a short, witty statement that conveys an idea in a clever way |
| 4. | nuance | d. | roundabout way of speaking |
| 5. | analogy | e. | unnecessary or more than sufficient |
| 6. | simile | f. | using more words than necessary, repetitious |
| 7. | cliché | g. | a slight shading of meaning |
| 8. | epigram | h. | a vague or unclear word or statement |
| 9. | superfluous | i. | a comparison using the word like or as |
| 10. | redundant | j. | a statement that does not follow logically |
| Across | Down | ||
| 1 | comparison between two things or ideas | 1 | vague, unclear |
| 2 | trite, overused expression | 2 | roundabout, indirect way of speaking |
| 3 | comparison using like or as | 4 | short, clever saying |
| 6 | 6 unnecessary, more than required | 5 | repetitious (in speaking or writing) |
Answers
| 1. | d |
| 2. | h |
| 3. | j |
| 4. | g |
| 5. | b |
| 6. | i |
| 7. | a |
| 8. | c |
| 9. | e |
| 10. | f |
Word Bank
| ambiguous | epigram |
| analogy | redundant |
| circumlocution | simile |
| cliché | superfluous |
Answers
| Across | Down |
| 1 analogy | 1 ambiguous |
| 2 cliché | 2 circumlocution |
| 3 simile | 4 epigram |
| 6 superfluous | 5 redundant |
Words You Should Now Know
| ambiguous | onomatologist |
| analogy | orthography |
| circumlocution | redundant |
| cliché | rhetorical question |
| epigram | simile |
| epigraph | superfluous |
| non sequitur | verbiage |
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