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Vocabulary Lesson 1
Question | Answer |
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archaic | No longer used applicable; ancient |
argot | The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group |
connotation | Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning |
denotation | The most direct or specific meaning of a word |
idiom | An expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression |
jargon | -A specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade -Nonsensical or meaningless communication |
pidgin | A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages |
semantics | -The study of a meaning and word interpretation -The exact meaning of a word |
standard | -Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers -Something established as a measure of quality |
vernacular | -Everyday language, rather than literary language -The native language or dialect of a country, place, or group -Commonly spoken by a region or group |