| Abstract | words that refer to thoughts, ideas, or theories.
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| Ambiguous | words that do not have a clear meaning.
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| Appropriated | take for one's own use.
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| Arbitrary | words that have no direct connection to the objects they represent.
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| Argot | the specialized language of a co-culture.
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| Changeable | words based on social, political, and cultural contexts, and the historical time in which they are located.
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| Code | a set of conventions or rules shared by members of a culture and which governs the use of words and symbols.
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| Code-switching | the ability to adopt a preferred code based on the group with which you are interacting.
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| Concrete | words that come as close as possible to an objective description of reality.
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| Connotation | the meaning of words based on individual or cultural experiences or values.
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| Cultural sensitivity | possessing the knowledge, awareness, and skills to communicate effectively and appropriately with diverse people.
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| Dating | a process that places observations in a specific time frame to suggest that change is possible.
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| Denotation | the most concrete, specific, and objective meaning of a word.
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| Doublespeak | the use of language to intentionally obscure, confuse, equivocate, or deceive.
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| Equivocate | use of ambiguous words to deceive.
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| Euphemism | a socially accepted word or phrase substituted for an uncomfortable or unacceptable one.
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| Imbue | invest with or permeate.
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| Gossip | talk about an absent third party.
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| Impervious | unresponsive to or incapable of being affected by what someone says or means.
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| Inclusive language | verbal communication that demonstrates respect for others by using language that values them as individuals.
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| Indexing | a process that ties evaluations to a specific circumstance to make them unique.
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| Inference | the interpretations or conclusions we draw based on specific statements or facts.
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| Jargon | a technical language often associated with a particular profession.
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| Linguistic relativity hypothesis | the idea that our thoughts are influenced by the words we know and the patterns of language that dominate our culture.
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| Moral relativism | the idea that there are no absolute moral standards.
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| Proverbial | having the characteristic of a well-known story or proverb.
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| Reference groups | groups with which we most strongly identify.
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| Referential meaning | a meaning that can be indicated by pointing to an object.
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| Repugnant | extremely distasteful.
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| Symbolic | the property of words that allows us to talk about things without being the things themselves.
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| Taboos | prohibited words or the behaviors that those words describe.
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| Verbal language | the systematic use of words and symbols to create and convey meaning.
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