Formal × Informal Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
Remove
A
Take off
2
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Discuss
A
Talk about
3
Q
To Depart To commute (traveling home to work and back)
A
To go
4
Q
Discontinue
Halt(cancel)
Cease
A
To stop
5
Q
To demonstrate
A
To show
6
Q
Reside
A
To live
7
Q
To commence sth ( at 5:30pm) Initiate sth(a plan/project)=business word
A
To began
8
Q
Would like to
A
To want
9
Q
Obtain Comprehend Purchase Collect Receive Understand Become
A
To get
10
Q
Consume=need to be formal topic/context
A
To eat
11
Q
Incorrect/mistaken
A
Wrong
12
Q
Vacant(room)=vacancy
Unoccupied
A
Empty
13
Q
Inexpensive
A
Cheap
14
Q
Improved
Superior
A
Better
Better than
15
Q
Whole
A
Entire
16
Q
Prior to sth
A
Before
17
Q
Approximately = about 50 people
A
About
18
Q
Regarding
Concerning
(Regarding sth, what do you think?)
A
About
19
Q
With regards to (beggining of the letter)
A
About
20
Q
Query sb on
A
Ask sb about sth
21
Q
In the interim =From now to a specific Time in the further
A
In the meantime
Meanwhile =happening at the same time, but somewhere else
22
Q
Fractionally
Slightly
Marginally
A
A bit
23
Q
Considerably
Significantly
Substantially
A
Much/ a lot
24
Q
Increasingly
A
More and more
25
Strikingly (striking + n)
completely
Significantly
Enormously
Very
26
Enormous
Substantial
Radical
A big change
27
Enormous
| Large
A big mountain
28
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Great
Significant
Considerable
many
A large number of
```
Lots of
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Significant
Essential
Crucial
Vital
Necessary
```
Important
30
Under-developed
| Developing
Poor country
31
(Well)developed
| Wealthy
Rich country
32
Wealthy
Rich person
33
Poor
| Unsatisfactory
Bad quality
34
Poor
| Unsatisfactory
Bad behavior
35
My pleasure
I’m really happy
36
To express my disagreement with
I disagree with your...
37
Adhesive
Glue
38
Adhere
Stick to the plan
39
Comprehend
Understand/get
40
Respond
Answer/reply
41
Advice
Tell
42
Cease
Stop
43
Seek
Look for/ find
44
Require
Need
45
Exceed
Be more than
46
Decline/refuse
Say no to
47
To Deny sth
To say that you didn’t do sth
48
Encounter
Meet
49
Remit
Pay/send
50
Terminate
Stop/end
51
Ascertain
Figure out
52
Remunerate
Pay
53
Augment
Increase/supplement
