Q4 Vocab

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Ambiguity

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The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

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Archaic

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Describing a very old word, typically no longer in use.

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Colloquialism

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A word or phrase that is not formal and is often used in everyday conversation, reflecting the informal language of a specific region or group.

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Erudite

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Displaying scholarly knowledge.

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Jargon

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Special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group, often difficult for others to understand.

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Indecipherable

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Not easily decoded.

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Morphology

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The study of the structure and form of words in a language, including the formation of words from prefixes and suffixes.

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

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Portmanteau

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A word formed by parts of two other distinct words; e.g., 'smog' which contains 'sm' from 'smoke' and 'og' from 'fog'.

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.