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15 Cards in this Set
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jargon
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~the vocabulary peculiar to a particular group
~characterized by uncommon, pretentious language |
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vulgar
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~characterized by uncommon vocabulary
~crude, course, unrefined |
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scholarly
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concerned with acedemic learning and research
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insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, stimulating qualities
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precise
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~definite or exact in statement
~carefully distinct |
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esoteric
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understood by or meant for the select few who have special knowledge or interest
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connotative
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set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning
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plain
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~free from ambiguity or evasion
~candid ~with little or no embellishment, decoration |
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literal
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tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way
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colloquial
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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation
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artificial
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~lacking naturalness or spontaniety
~forced or contrived ~full of affection |
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detached
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~impartial or objective
~unbiased, not involved or concerned ~aloof |
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emotional
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actuated, effected or determined by emotion rather than reason
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