27 Flashcards
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enthusiastic
feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something
likeable
likable
likable people are nice and easy to like
assertive
behaving in a confident way, so that people notice you
basically
used to emphasize the most important reason or fact about something, or a simple explanation of something
qualifiers
GRAMMAR
a word or phrase that limits or adds to the meaning of another word or phrase
hesitate
to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not sure
hesitation
when someone hesitates
obviously
used to mean that a fact can easily be noticed or understood
SYN clearly
strengthen
to become stronger or make something stronger
OPP weaken
bracket
one of the pair of signs () put around words to show extra information
SYN parenthesisAmE
slash
a line (/) used in writing to separate words, numbers, or letters
backslash
a line () used in writing to separate words, numbers, or letters
exclamation mark
the mark (!) that you write after a sentence or word that expresses surprise, anger, or excitement
asterisk
a mark like a star (*), used especially to show something interesting or important
colon
the sign (:) that is used in writing and printing to introduce an explanation, example, quotation (1) etc➔ semicolon
semicolon
a punctuation mark (;) used to separate different parts of a sentence or list
dash
a line [ – ] used in writing to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, as for example, in the sentence ‘Go home – they’re waiting for you.
strengths
a particular quality or ability that gives someone or something an advantage
OPP weakness
ghosts
the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place
intensifiers
a word, usually an adverb, that is used to emphasize an adjective, adverb, or verb, for example the word ‘absolutely’ in the phrase ‘that’s absolutely wonderful’
reservation
an arrangement which you make so that a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc is kept for you at a particular time in the future➔ booking
articulate
able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects
OPP inarticulate