Exam: Cambridge English: C2 Proficiency (CPE)

Definition: The process of creating new words by combining existing words and adding prefixes or suffixes to them.

Example: The word 'downhearted' is an example of parasynthesis, as it combines 'down' and 'heart' with the suffix '-ed'.

Definition: Related to a style of writing or speaking where phrases or clauses are placed one after another without using conjunctions to connect them.

Example: The author's paratactic style gives the text a unique rhythm and flow.

Definition: The arrangement of phrases or clauses next to each other without using connecting words like 'and' or 'but'.

Example: In her writing, she often uses parataxis to create a sense of immediacy and impact.

Definition: A person who shares ownership of property with one or more others, especially in the context of inheritance.

Example: As a parcener, she had equal rights to the family estate along with her siblings.

Definition: A legal term referring to the conditional release of a prisoner before their full sentence is completed, usually under supervision and with specific rules to follow.

Example: After serving half of his sentence, he was granted parole and had to check in with his parole officer regularly.

Definition: To allow a prisoner to leave prison before their full sentence is completed, under certain conditions.

Example: The judge decided to parole the inmate after he served three years of his sentence.

Definition: Relating to a form of wordplay that involves using similar-sounding words to create a humorous or rhetorical effect, often through puns.

Example: The comedian's paronomastic jokes had the audience laughing at the clever wordplay.

Definition: Describing an organism that has given birth to offspring or produced young.

Example: The parous female was caring for her newborns in the nest.

Definition: The quality or state of being able to be divided into parts or sections.

Example: The partibility of the project allowed us to assign different tasks to various team members.

Definition: In a way that relates to or involves a participle or participles.

Example: The students worked participially on their group project, contributing their ideas and efforts together.

Definition: To specify or detail something in a particular way.

Example: The teacher asked the students to particularise their arguments in the essay.