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Vocabulary
Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaic | No longer used or 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 |
| pidgin | A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages |
| semantics | The study of meaning and word interpretation |
| standard | Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers |
| vernacular | Everyday language, rather than literary language |