the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element

arousing great interest or curiosity

a reverberating metallic sound made by or as if by a spring

treated with extreme or excessive care and attention

having many complexly interrelating parts or elements

to dispose or set firmly

existing in one from birth

actively opposing or showing unfriendliness towards something or someone

of, relating to, or functioning in both sensory and motor aspects of bodily activity

a list or supply of capabilities

a sign of something existing or happening

to portray in words; describe or outline with precision

the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language

having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action

stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard

training to act in accordance with rules; drill

not good enough or too low in quality

of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity

traditional and ordinary

to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism

indicating lack of interest or approbation

one of a set of separate parts that, when combined, form a complete whole

having many complexly interrelating parts or elements

to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain

pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic