English Lesson 1

Question 0

Argot

Answer 0

The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group.

Question 1

Archaic

Answer 1

No longer used or applicable.

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word’s literal meaning.

Question 3

Denotation

Answer 3

The most direct or specific meaning of a word.

Question 4

Idiom

Answer 4

An expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression.

Question 5

Jargon

Answer 5

A specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade.

Question 6

Pidgin

Answer 6

A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages.

Question 7

Semantics

Answer 7

A. The study of meaning and word interpretation.

B. The exact meaning of a word.

Question 8

Standard

Answer 8

A. adj, Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers.

B. noun, Something established as a measure of quality.

Question 9

Vernacular

Answer 9

A. noun, Everyday language, rather than literary language.

B.noun, The native language or dialect of a country, place, or group.

C.adj, Commonly spoken by a region or group.