VFA 9 Lesson 1

The word DENOTATION MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) The study of meaning and word interpretation

• (noun) Everyday language, rather than literary language

• (noun) The most direct or specific meaning of a word

• (noun) Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning

The word STANDARD MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages

• (adj) Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers

• (noun) Nonsensical or meaningless communication

• (adj) No longer used or applicable; ancient

The word PIDGIN MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) The native language or dialect of a country, place, or group

• (noun) An expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood

  from the meanings of the individual words

• (noun) A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages

• (noun) The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular

  group

The word VERNACULAR MOST NEARLY means:

• (adj) Commonly spoken by a region or group

• (noun) The exact meaning of a word

• (adj) Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers

• (noun) Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning

The word ARCHAIC MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) Nonsensical or meaningless communication

• (noun) A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages

• (adj) Conforming to the established language used by educated speakers

• (adj) No longer used or applicable; ancient

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning

• SEMANTICS

• DENOTATION

• STANDARD

• CONNOTATION

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) A specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade

• DENOTATION

• JARGON

• VERNACULAR

• SEMANTICS

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) The study of meaning and word interpretation

• SEMANTICS

• IDIOM

• PIDGIN

• ARGOT

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular

group

• ARCHAIC

• ARGOT

• VERNACULAR

• PIDGIN

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) An expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood

from the meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression

• VERNACULAR

• CONNOTATION

• STANDARD

• IDIOM