Communication

dumb B2

/dʌm/ Stupid or silly (informal). M S

attached B2

/əˈtætʃt/ Feeling fondness or affection for someone or something. M S

Dutch B2

/dʌtʃ/ relating to the Netherlands, its people, culture, or language M S

tag B2

/teɪɡ/ A small label attached to something to give information or identify it. M S

draft B2

/ˈdræft/ An early version of a piece of writing that you may still change. M S

panel B2

/ˈpænəl/ A group of people who discuss, judge, or answer questions in public. M S

info B2

/ˈɪnfoʊ/ Information; facts or details about something. M S

reminder B2

/ɹɪˈmaɪndəɹ/ A message or note that helps you remember something. M S

translator B2

/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/ A person whose job is to change written text from one language into another. M S

likewise B2

/ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/ In the same way; similarly. M S

metaphor B2

/ˈmɛt.ə.foɹ/ A way of describing something by calling it something else to suggest they are alike, without using 'like' or 'as'. M S

brag B2

/ˈbɹeɪ̯ɡ/ To talk with too much pride about what you have or have done. M S

troll B2

/tɹɑl/ someone who deliberately provokes or harasses people online M S

gibberish B2

/ˈd͡ʒɪ.bə.ɹɪʃ/ speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent, or meaningless M S

posh B2

/pɑʃ/ Elegant, luxurious, and often expensive. M S

interpretation B2

/ɪnˌtɝpɹəˈteɪʃən/ the meaning or explanation you give to something that is not clear. M S

deliberate B2

/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ Done on purpose, not by accident. M S

subtitle B2

/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ Words shown on screen that translate or write out the dialogue in a film or show. M S

interpret B2

/ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt/ to decide what something means; to understand it in a particular way. M S

verbal B2

/ˈvɝ.bəl/ Spoken rather than written. M S

forum B2

/ˈfɔɹəm/ A place, meeting, or website where people exchange ideas and opinions. M S

scramble B2

/ˈskɹæmbl̩/ To climb or move quickly using your hands and feet, especially over rough ground. M S

whine B2

/waɪn/ to complain in an irritating, high-pitched, or drawn-out voice; informal and disapproving M S

completion B2

/kəmˈpliːʃən/ The act of finishing something, or the state of being finished. M S

murmur B2

/ˈmɝ.mɚ/ To speak very softly and unclearly. M S

slang B2

/ˈslæŋ/ Very informal words and expressions used in everyday speech rather than formal language. M S

forthcoming B2

/fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ Going to happen or appear soon. M S

ditto B2

/ˈdɪtoʊ/ in the same way; with the same statement applying to what follows M S

imagery B2

/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/ Vivid language that creates pictures in the reader's mind, especially in writing. M S

rejoin B2

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ To join or come back to a group, place, or activity after leaving it. M S

repetition B2

/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ The act of doing or saying something again. M S

converse B2

/kənˈvɝs/ To talk with someone; to have a conversation. M S

specify B2

/ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/ To state something clearly and exactly. M S

comprehension B2

/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ the ability to understand something M S

coherent B2

/koʊˈhɛɹ.ənt/ Logical, clear, and well organized, with all the parts fitting together. M S

illustrate B2

/ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ To make something clearer by giving an example or comparison. M S

prose B2

/ˈpɹoʊz/ Ordinary written or spoken language, as opposed to poetry. M S

verbally B2

/vɝˈbæli/ In spoken words rather than in writing. M S

mouthpiece B2

/ˈmaʊθ.piːs/ the part of a pipe, musical instrument, telephone, or similar device placed at or near the mouth M S

whisperer B2

/ˈwɪspɚɚ/ a person who speaks very quietly or in whispers M S

falter B2

/ˈfɔltəɹ/ To become weaker or less steady; to lose strength or confidence. M S

caption B2

/ˈkæp.ʃən/ A short piece of text printed under a picture to explain it. M S

fib B2

/fɪb/ a small or relatively harmless lie M S

illustration B2

/ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ A picture or drawing in a book, magazine, or other text. M S

scribble B2

/ˈskɹɪbəl/ To write or draw something quickly and carelessly. M S

sonnet B2

/ˈsɒnɪt/ A poem of fourteen lines with a fixed rhyme scheme. M S

sneer B2

/snɪɚ̯/ To smile or speak in a way that shows scorn or contempt. M S

stammer B2

/ˈstæmɚ/ To speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or pausing nervously. M S

postmark B2

/ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk/ an official mark stamped on mail that usually records where and when it entered the postal system and cancels the stamp M S

unburden B2

/ʌnˈbɝː.dən/ to relieve yourself of worries, guilt, or secrets by telling someone about them M S

crier B2

/ˈkɹaɪɚ/ historical: an official who publicly announced news, proclamations, or court proceedings M S

clamor B2

/ˈklæm.ɚ/ loud and persistent outcry from many people M S

advocacy B2

/ˈædvəkəsi/ public support for an idea, cause, policy, or course of action M S

legible B2

/ˈlɛdʒəbəl/ clear enough to be read or deciphered M S

synonym B2

/ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/ A word or phrase that means the same, or nearly the same, as another. M S

intonation B2

/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/ the pattern of rising and falling pitch in a person's speech M S

generalize B2

/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑez/ To make a broad statement that is supposed to apply to many cases, based on only a few examples. M S

bookish B2

/ˈbʊkɪʃ/ Very fond of reading and studying. M S

postscript B2

/ˈpoʊstˌskrɪpt/ a note added to a letter after the signature, usually introduced by P.S. M S

communicative B2

/kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/ Willing to talk and share information with others. M S

misinterpretation B2

/ˌmɪsɪnˌtɝːprəˈteɪʃən/ an incorrect understanding or explanation of something M S

subjunctive B2

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ Relating to a verb form used to show wishes, doubts, or things that are not facts. M S

fluency B2

/ˈfluːənsi/ The ability to speak or write a language smoothly and easily. M S

indent B2

/ˈɪndɛnt/ To begin a line of text further from the margin than the other lines. M S

referent B2

/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/ The thing in the world that a word or phrase refers to. M S

reword B2

/ˌriˈwɝd/ to express the same statement or idea again using different words M S

italicize B2

/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/ To print or write words in italics, the slanted style of letters M S

first language B2

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charade B2

/ʃəˈreɪd/ an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance M S