HWOC Voabulary Flashcards
vernacular
everyday language
standard
conforming to established usage
pidgin
simple speech from combines languages
semantics
the study of word meanings
jargon
specialized words of a profession or trade
archaic
ancient
denotation
specific meaning of a word
idiom
a nonliteral expression
connotation
the suggested meaning of a word
argot
informal expressions of a particular group
epicure
a person with fine taste in food
sisyphean
requiring endless; useless effort
solecism
improper language
atlas
a book of maps
Pyrrhic victory
a very costly success
nemesis
an opponent or a force that cant be conquered
quixotic
seeking an unrealistic goal
saturnine
gloomy
galvanize
to spur to action
myopia
shortsightedness
behold
to look upon
gape
to stare in amazement
premonition
an advance warning
envision
to imagine or picture
