| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | account | A spoken or written report. |
| 2. | affirmation | A positive statement of truth. |
| 3. | allegation | An unproven claim. |
| 4. | announcement | A public statement. |
| 5. | appellation | A name or descriptive title. |
| 6. | argot | Special vocabulary of a group. |
| 7. | assertion | A confident statement. |
| 8. | avowal | An open statement or admission. |
| 9. | bulletin | A brief official announcement. |
| 10. | claim | A statement presented as true. |
| 11. | comment | A spoken or written remark. |
| 12. | communication | A message or exchange of information. |
| 13. | communiqué | An official public statement. |
| 14. | connotation | An associated meaning. |
| 15. | copy | Text prepared for publication. |
| 16. | correspondence | Written communication between people. |
| 17. | declaration | A clear formal statement. |
| 18. | definition | An explanation of meaning. |
| 19. | denotation | A literal meaning. |
| 20. | description | Words explaining what something is like. |
| 21. | designation | A naming term or title. |
| 22. | diction | Choice and use of words. |
| 23. | dispatch | An official message or report. |
| 24. | edict | An official proclamation or command. |
| 25. | An electronic written message. | |
| 26. | entry | A dictionary or list item. |
| 27. | epistle | A formal or literary letter. |
| 28. | explanation | Words making something clear. |
| 29. | expression | A spoken or written unit. |
| 30. | form | A particular linguistic shape. |
| 31. | formula | A fixed form of words. |
| 32. | gloss | A brief explanation of meaning. |
| 33. | headword | A main dictionary entry. |
| 34. | injunction | An authoritative order. |
| 35. | inquiry | A request for information. |
| 36. | instruction | A direction for action. |
| 37. | interpretation | An explanation of meaning. |
| 38. | jargon | Specialized or technical language. |
| 39. | label | A naming or descriptive term. |
| 40. | language | Words used to express meaning. |
| 41. | lemma | A base dictionary form. |
| 42. | letter | A written message. |
| 43. | lexeme | A dictionary unit of meaning. |
| 44. | lexicon | A language’s vocabulary. |
| 45. | line | A short piece of text. |
| 46. | lingo | Informal specialized language. |
| 47. | locution | A particular expression or phrase. |
| 48. | mandate | An authoritative order. |
| 49. | meaning | What a word expresses. |
| 50. | memo | A brief written message. |
| 51. | memorandum | A formal written note. |
| 52. | message | Information sent or conveyed. |
| 53. | missive | A formal or literary letter. |
| 54. | name | A word identifying something. |
| 55. | narrative | A spoken or written account. |
| 56. | note | A short written message. |
| 57. | notice | A written or spoken announcement. |
| 58. | oath | A formal solemn promise. |
| 59. | order | An authoritative command. |
| 60. | paraphrase | A reworded version. |
| 61. | parlance | A particular way of speaking. |
| 62. | phrase | A short group of words. |
| 63. | phrasing | The way something is worded. |
| 64. | proclamation | An official public announcement. |
| 65. | profession | A declaration of belief. |
| 66. | pronouncement | An official or emphatic statement. |
| 67. | proposition | A statement or suggested idea. |
| 68. | query | A question or inquiry. |
| 69. | question | Words asking for information. |
| 70. | reading | An interpretation of wording. |
| 71. | remark | A brief spoken comment. |
| 72. | rendering | A translated or rephrased version. |
| 73. | reply | An answer or response. |
| 74. | report | An account of events. |
| 75. | response | Something said in reply. |
| 76. | sense | A particular meaning. |
| 77. | sentiment | An expressed feeling or view. |
| 78. | signification | Meaning conveyed by a sign. |
| 79. | slang | Informal words and expressions. |
| 80. | speech | Spoken language. |
| 81. | statement | Something stated in words. |
| 82. | story | An account or narrative. |
| 83. | tag | A short identifying label. |
| 84. | talk | Spoken communication. |
| 85. | term | A single meaningful expression. |
| 86. | terminology | Words used in a field. |
| 87. | text | Written or printed words. |
| 88. | title | A name for something. |
| 89. | token | An individual language occurrence. |
| 90. | turn of phrase | A distinctive expression. |
| 91. | ultimatum | A final demand. |
| 92. | utterance | Something spoken aloud. |
| 93. | verbiage | Wording, often excessive. |
| 94. | vernacular | Everyday native language. |
| 95. | version | A particular form of wording. |
| 96. | vocable | A word considered as a sound. |
| 97. | vocabulary | A stock of words. |
| 98. | vow | A solemn promise. |
| 99. | warning | Words alerting to danger. |
| 100. | wording | The exact words used. |

