Essential Words Needed for the GRE - Language & Literary Devices

the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar

(linguistics) the way in which words and phrases are arranged to form grammatical sentences in a language

(in the grammar of some languages) a group of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives changing in the same way to indicate case, number, and gender

(grammar) a change in the structure of a word, usually adding a suffix, according to its grammatical function

(grammar) to show how a verb changes depending on number, person, tense, etc.

a change in normal word order, especially putting a verb before its subject

(grammar) a particular form of a pronoun, adjective, or noun that acts as the direct object of a verb or preposition, used in some languages such as Greek or Latin

(in the grammar of some languages) the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used when addressing a particular person or thing

relating to a grammatical case that is used to indicate possession, origin, or a close association

‌(of verbs) a form or mood that represents possibility, doubt, or wishes

(grammar) a specific form of a pronoun, adjective, or noun that is used to show by what means or by whom an action is done or to indicate the source of the action, found in some languages such as Latin or Sanskrit

льокатив

предикативність

(in the grammar of some languages) the form of a noun, adjective, or pronoun when it takes the role of a verbnouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

(grammar)(of a noun or adjective) joined directly to a noun and modifying it, without a linking verb

(grammar) the mood of a verb that states a fact

питальний

кастрована тварина

афікс

the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of the words in a verse or sentence, used as a literary device

a form of humor in which the words that someone says mean the opposite, producing an emphatic effect

алюзія

сатира

a word or expression that is used instead of a harsh or insulting one in order to be more tactful and polite

(linguistics) a process by which a new word or inflection is formed according to existing rules and regulations

зв'язний

етимологія

нерозбірливий

тавтологія

(linguistics) a branch of linguistics that deals with the sentences and the contexts in which they are used

the science and study of speech sounds and their production

the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, often represented by a specific symbol in phonetic notation

(linguistics) the smallest meaningful unit of a language that does not necessarily stand alone and cannot be divided

(linguistics) a basic linguistic unit that is meaningful and underlies a set of words which are related through inflection

a variant pronunciation of a phoneme, which can occur due to phonetic differences in specific contexts or environments within a language

(grammar) the act of omitting a word or words from a sentence, when the meaning is complete and the omission is understood from the context

однофамілець

(grammar) one of two or more words with the same pronunciation that differ in meaning, spelling or origin

дифтонг

звуконаслідувальне слово