Vocabulary #1-Diction

For English 9H

Tone

The quality, attitude, and pitch towards the subject.

Denotation

the exact definition of a word from the dicitonary

connotation

The emotional feelings associated with a word.

loaded words

words that conatain a lot of emotions and feelings

euphemism

a polite way of delivering harsher concepts

archaic words

out of date and old fashioned words that do not sound natural

colloquialism

a word that is used more commonly in speech, rather than an essay or writing prompt.

jargon

a specialized language used by a specific group

Profanity

A kind of language that disrespects for someone or something which is regarded as holy or sacred.

Trite

a word or phrase that lost all meaning and importance from overusing.

vulgarity

The language that is considered rude gross, common, crude, and offensive

dialect

A variety of a language used by certain groups, through geographic regions and locations.