Question:
Malediction and and benediction are:?
2007-09-13 05:40:33 UTC
a. synonyms
b. antonyms
c. homophones
d. homonyms
Three answers:
John V
2007-09-13 05:48:30 UTC
b.

The roots of the words are the key: mal = bad

bene = good
kurkjian
2017-01-09 12:02:01 UTC
Malediction And Benediction Are
2007-09-13 06:07:53 UTC
Hmm, this is an easy one: b. Antonyms.



How would you know on the test though? Simple, I'll define the terms and give examples of each- you'll be a pro in no time!



a. Synonyms- words that mean the same thing. (happy, cheerful)

b. Antonyms- words that are opposites of each other. (happy; sad- also, malediction = curse, benediction = blessing)

c. Homophones- 2 words that sound alike but have different definitions. (deer, dear; their, there; night, knight)

d. Homonyms- 2 words that have the same sound/spelling, but mean different things. (Trunk = body of a tree, tree trunk; elephant nose, elephant trunk!)



Hope this helps :)


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