Vocab 2 Flashcards
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Connotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word
Denotation
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Euphemism
a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
Diatribe
catastrophic or disastrous.
Calamitous
decline or deterioration.
Degeneration
a person making a first appearance in a career or in fashionable society.
Debutant
the study of language meaning
Semantics
an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
Exigence
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Imagery
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Diction
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
Flaunt
gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
Garner
mention (a number of things) one by one.
Enumerate
