Match the following. match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.
1. manner of expressing ideas in words
2. worn out by use
3.words or phrases usually characterized by a special vividness or coloring
4. used in everyday, informal talk, but not in formal english
5. stiffly dignified or formal
6. not definitely or precisely expressed

a. slang
b. stilted
c. vague
d. colloquial
e. trite
f. diction