Vocab Flashcards by Tyler Castillo | Brainscape

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Argot

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Informal expressions

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Connotation

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Beyond a literal meaning

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Decoration

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Specific meaning of a word

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Idiom

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An expression

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Jargon

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A specialized vocabulary of a profession

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Pidgin

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A combination of two languages

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Semantics

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The study of word meanings

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Standard

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Established language

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Vernacular

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Everyday language

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Archaic

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Ancient

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