Vocab 6 Flashcards
1
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The literal meaning of a word
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Denotation
2
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Use the native or informal language of a country or place
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Vernacular, dialect, colloquialism
3
Q
Highly informal speech that is outside conventional or standard usage
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Jargon, slang
4
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And inoffensive term in place of an offensive one
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Euphemism
5
Q
A construction that is placed as an unexpected aside in a sentence
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Parenthesis
6
Q
A word or phrase that stands beside another noun and rename
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Appositive
7
Q
The noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces
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Antecedent
8
Q
Deliberate use of many conjunctions
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Polysyndeton
9
Q
The omission of a word or words necessary for complete grammatical construction
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Ellipsis
10
Q
The practice of leaving out the usual conjunctions
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Asyndeton
11
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The associative meaning(s) of a words; the implied meaning
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Connotation
