Meaning: Seeming reasonable or probable.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She gave a plausible explanation for her absence.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• believable
• credible

Antonyms: implausible

Meaning: A humorous use of a word or phrase that suggests two meanings.

Part of speech: idiom

Example: His joke was a clever play on words.

Category: Language

Synonyms: pun

Meaning: Used to form verbs indicating the action of folding or layering.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'multiply' uses the suffix '-ply'.

Category: Language › Morphology

Meaning: A prefix relating to politics.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The term 'politico-economic' combines political and economic aspects.

Category: Language

Meaning: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'multiple'.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The term 'polyatomic' refers to molecules with many atoms.

Category: Language

Meaning: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'multiple'.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The prefix 'poly-' is used in words like 'polyethylene'.

Category: Language

Meaning: A person who knows and is able to use several languages.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She is a polyglot who speaks five languages fluently.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• multilingual
• linguist

Meaning: Relating to Portugal or its language.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She speaks Portuguese fluently.

Category: Language › Languages

Synonyms: Portuguese language

Meaning: A prefix meaning 'before'.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The term 'prehistoric' refers to the time before recorded history.

Category: Language › Prefixes

Meaning: Exact and accurate; clearly defined.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She gave a precise answer to the question.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• exact
• specific

Antonyms:

• vague
• imprecise

Meaning: In an exact manner; with precision.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He explained the concept precisely.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• exactly
• accurately

Antonyms:

• approximately
• roughly

Meaning: A word part added to the beginning of a word.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The prefix 'un-' means 'not'.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• affix
• addition

Meaning: Having a prefix added to it.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The word 'unhappy' is prefixed with 'un-'.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• attached
• added

Meaning: A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In the sentence, 'The cat is on the mat,' 'on' is a preposition.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• linking word
• connector

Meaning: A group of words that begins with a preposition and includes a noun or pronoun.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In 'under the table,' 'under' is the preposition in the prepositional phrase.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• phrase
• expression

Meaning: Relating to rules or guidelines that dictate how something should be done.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The prescriptive approach to grammar can be limiting.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms:

• directive
• regulatory

Antonyms:

• descriptive
• flexible

Meaning: To a moderately high degree; fairly.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The movie was pretty good, but not great.

Category: Language › Adverbs

Synonyms:

• fairly
• quite

Antonyms:

• not at all
• barely

Meaning: Most likely; almost certainly.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She will probably join us for dinner.

Category: Language › Adverbs

Synonyms:

• likely
• probably

Meaning: A prefix meaning 'first' or 'earliest'.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The word 'prototype' uses the prefix proto-.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Meaning: A short, well-known saying that expresses a general truth or piece of advice.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The proverb 'A stitch in time saves nine' means it's better to deal with problems early.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• saying
• adage

Meaning: Relating to or resembling a proverb.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He had a proverbial way of explaining things.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• famous
• well-known

Meaning: To add marks to writing to clarify meaning.

Part of speech: verb

Example: You need to punctuate your sentences correctly.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• mark
• accentuate

Meaning: The use of marks in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Good punctuation is important for clear writing.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• marks
• symbols

Meaning: A symbol used in writing to clarify meaning, such as a period or comma.

Part of speech: noun

Example: A question mark is a punctuation mark.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• symbol
• mark

Meaning: only; completely

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The decision was purely based on facts.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• solely
• entirely

Antonyms:

• partially
• mostly

Meaning: to claim or profess

Part of speech: verb

Example: He purports to be an expert in the field.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• claim
• assert

Antonyms:

• deny
• reject

Meaning: according to what is generally said

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He is purportedly the best player on the team.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• allegedly
• reportedly

Meaning: done intentionally

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She purposely arrived late to avoid the meeting.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• intentionally
• deliberately

Antonyms:

• accidentally
• inadvertently

Meaning: to communicate an idea effectively

Part of speech: verb

Example: He knows how to put across his point clearly.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• convey
• express

Meaning: to attribute something to a particular cause

Part of speech: phrasal verb

Example: She put her success down to hard work.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• attribute to
• ascribe to

Meaning: to communicate or convey an idea successfully

Part of speech: phrasal verb

Example: He managed to put over his point clearly.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• convey
• communicate

Meaning: a remark intended to belittle someone

Part of speech: noun

Example: His put-downs made her feel insecure.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• insult
• slight

Meaning: the letter Q

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'queen' starts with the letter Q.

Category: Language

Meaning: in the capacity of

Part of speech: preposition

Example: He is here qua representative of the company.

Category: Language

Meaning: meaning four

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The term 'quadrilateral' uses the prefix quadri-.

Category: Language › Prefixes

Meaning: a word or phrase that indicates quantity

Part of speech: noun

Example: Words like 'some' and 'many' are quantifiers.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: Having some resemblance to something but not fully or completely.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: He held a quasi-official position in the organization.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• semi-
• partially

Meaning: A punctuation mark used at the end of a question.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Don't forget to put a question mark at the end of your sentence.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: punctuation mark

Meaning: A short question added at the end of a statement.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In English, we often use a question tag for confirmation.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: tag question

Meaning: Standard British English, often associated with the monarchy.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He spoke in the Queen English during the formal event.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: standard English