English Flashcards
0
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Standard
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Conforming to established usage
1
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Vernacular
A
Everyday language
2
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Pidgin
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Simple speech from combined languages
3
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Semantics
A
The study of word meanings
4
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Jargon
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Specialized words of a profession or trade
5
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Archaic
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Ancient
6
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Denotation
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A specific meaning of a word
7
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Idiom
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A nonliteral expression
8
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Connotation
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The suggest meaning of a word
9
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Argot
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Informal expressions of a particular group
10
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Epicure
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A person with fine taste in food
11
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Sisypheon
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Requiring endless, useless effort
12
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Solecism
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Improper language
13
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Atlas
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A book of maps
14
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Jovial
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Cheerful
