English Vocab Lesson 1

​no longer used or applicable; ancient

• archaic

• argot

• connotation

• denotation

​the informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group

• idiom

• argot

• connotation

• denotation

​ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a

word’s literal meaning

• denotation

• idiom

• connotation

• jargon

the most direct or specific meaning of a word

• denotation

• idiom

• jargon

• pidgin

an expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the

meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression

• semantics

• idiom

• jargon

• pidgin

1: a specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade

2: ​nonsensical or meaningless communication

• semantics

• standard

• jargon

• pidgin

a simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages

• semantics

• standard

• vernacular

• pidgin

1: ​the study of meaning and word interpretations

2: ​The exact meaning of a word

• semantics

• standard

• vernacular

• archaic

1: ​conforming to the established language used by educated speakers

2: something established as a measure of quality

• argot

• standard

• vernacular

• archaic

​1: everyday language, rather than literary language

​2: the native language or dialect of a country, place, or group

3: ​ commonly spoken by a region or group

• argot

• connotation

• vernacular

• archaic