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- A person's knowledge or experience ofsomething. One's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone. |
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a particular form of a language that is particular to a specific region or social group |
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- The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language |
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- a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation; a liquid mixture in which the minor component is uniformly distributed within the major component |
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- to suppose or believe something without any
proof; to take over, usually responsibilities and duties, such as with
a job, or to take on a look or attitude |
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- the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing,
especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional
techniques; the art or study of using language effectively and
persuasively; A style of speaking or writing, especially the language
of a particular subject |
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- a statement or rhetorical discourse
intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult
mater |
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- The act of being deliberately disobedient. |
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- feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune |
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- applicable to all cases; done or experienced
by everyone |
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- recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or
something) different; make or become different in the process of
growth or development |
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- An absence of emotion or enthusiasm. |
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-suppose that something is the case on the basis of
probability; to accept legally or officially that something is true
until it is proved not true |
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- the center of an idea, interest, or activity; to
pay particular attention to |
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-a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,
characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter |
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- of or relating to the most rudimentary
aspects of a subject; Of, relating to, or involving the fundamental or
simplest aspects of a subject |
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- a person's inherent qualities of mind and character; the
way in which something is placed or arranged, esp. in relation to
other things; a tendency to act or think in a particular way |
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- the area near or surrounding a particular
place; The state of being near in space or relationship |
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- the ability to understand and share the feelings or situation
of another; The attribution of one's own feelings to an object |
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- producing powerful feelings or strong, clear
images in the mind; perceived as bright and distinct |
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