"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan

Ruth H. (United States of America)
12 words 2 learners

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  1. portfolio
    a large, thin case for loose papers or drawings or maps
  2. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  3. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  4. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  5. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
  6. belie
    be in contradiction with
  7. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  8. nascent
    being born or beginning
  9. accent
    special importance or significance
  10. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  11. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  12. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
Created on Tue Sep 07 09:17:33 EDT 2010

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