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Lesson 1 AG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| No longer used or applicable; ancient | Archaic - adj |
| The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group | argot-noun |
| Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning | connotation-noun |
| The most direct or specific meaning of a word | denotation-noun |
| An expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words, a nonliteral expression | idiom-noun |
| A specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade | jargon-noun |
| A simplified form of speech developed from thwo or more languages | pidgin-noun |
| The study of meaning and word interpretation | semantics |
| Conforming to the established language used by educated speaker | standard |
| Everyday language, rather than literary language | vernacular-noun |