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Flashcards: 9 vocab 1

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Archaic(adj) ng to words and language that were once common but are now rarely used. Ancient. No longer applicable.
Argot(n) The informal vocabulary used by a particular class or group, such as criminals; a secret language.
Connotation(n) The mental connections or associations suggested by a word that go beyond its literal meaning or its dictionary definition.
Denotation(n) The exact meaning of a word.
Idiom(n) An expression having a special meaning that is not clear from the usual meaning of the individual words in the expression. The specific grammatical and structural characteristics of a language; the accepted pattern of word usage. Speech that is characteristic of a particular region.
Jargon(n) The specialized technical vocabulary used by people in the same profession or field. Confusing meaningless talk.
Semantics(n) The study of historical changes in the meanings of words. The study of the relation of words to the objects they stand for.
Standard(adj) Conforming to established usage in speech or writing. Commonly used and accepted as an authority. (n) A rule or model used to judge the quality or correctness of something; criterion. A level of requirement, excellence, or attainment.
Vernacular(n) The normal spoken language of a country or region as distinct from the literary or learned language; everyday speech. Native to or commonly spoken by residents of a particular country or region.
Pidgen(n) A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages.