“NYM” WORDS

Each answer is a word that ends with “nym.” Examples are provided. (e.g., Error & mistake. Answer: Synonym (same meaning).)

Freshman level

1. Hot & cold

2. NATO, radar, laser

3. There & their

Graduate level

4. Deutschland (Germany) & Roma (Rome)

5. Alexandria, atlas, denim

6. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) & Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

Ph.D. level

7. Yo-yo & bye-bye

8. Bow, bass, object

9. London, Mount Everest, California

Answers: 1. Antonym (opposites). 2. Acronym (formed from initial letters of multi-word name). 3. Homonym (pronounced the same but different meanings). 4. Exonym (different word used by foreigners than native-language speakers). 5. Eponym (word derived from the name of a person or place). 6. Pseudonym (used in place of one’s real name). 7. Tautonym (consists of two identical parts). 8. Heteronym (same spelling but differ in pronunciation). 9. Toponym (geographical place name).

— North America Syndicate