Lesson 83/202 · 21 words · 0 learned

A1 · Communication & media (1)

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address(noun)
/əˈdres/
details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent
Please write your name and address on the form.
Synonymstacklehandledeal withattend toresolvecoverspeak tofocus on
Antonymsignoreneglectavoidevade
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detail(noun)
/ˈdiːteɪl/
a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item
Please read every detail of the report carefully.
Synonymsspecifyelaborateitemizeexplaindescribeparticularize
Antonymssummarizeomitgeneralizeoverview
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description(noun)
/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/
a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like
The description of the film did not match what we saw on screen
The critic's description of the film made it sound very appealing
Synonymsaccountdepictionportrayalrepresentationnarrativeexplanation
Antonymsconcealmentdistortionmisrepresentationambiguity
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dialogue(noun)
/ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation in a book, play or film or in language teaching materials
The actors performed the dialogue without using scripts
The written dialogue seemed great, but was hard to perform
Synonymsconversationcommunicationexchangediscoursetalkinterview
Antonymsmonologuesoliloquysilence
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article(noun)
/ˈɑːrtɪkl/
a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, on a website, etc.
I read an interesting article about climate change in the newspaper.
Synonymsessaypieceitemreportstory
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describe(verb)
/dɪˈskraɪb/
to say what somebody/something is like
Can you describe your house?
Jim was described by his colleagues as ‘unusual’.
Synonymsportraydepictdetailexplainoutlinecharacterizeillustraterepresent
Antonymsconcealhideobscuremisrepresentdistortconfuse
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discuss(verb)
/dɪˈskʌs/
to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something
They met to discuss the possibility of working together.
Have you discussed the problem with anyone?
Synonymstalk aboutdebateconsiderexamineanalyzearguedeliberate
Antonymsignoreneglectdismissavoidconceal
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CD(noun)
/ˌsiː ˈdiː/
a small disc on which sound or information is recorded. CDs can be played or read on various types of machines, including CD players and computers. (the abbreviation for ‘ compact disc’ )
His albums are available on CD and online.
Synonymscompact discdiscalbum
Antonymsvinyltapedigital downloadstreaming
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dear(adjective)
/dɪr/
used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to
Dear Sir or Madam,
They lost everything that was dear to them.
Synonymsbelovedpreciousvaluedesteemedrespectedexpensive
Antonymshateddespisedworthlessunvalueddetested
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email(noun)
/ˈiːmeɪl/
a way of sending messages and data to other people by means of computers connected together in a network
I sent her an email about the meeting this morning.
Synonymssend a messagesend electronicallymessage
Antonymscallwrite (a letter)fax
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call(verb)
/kɔːl/
to telephone somebody
I will call you tomorrow.
a long-distance call
Synonymsphoneringcontactnamevisitsummoncryyell
Antonymsignoredisregardanswerhang upunsubscribe
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Internet(noun)
/ˈɪntərnet/
an international computer network connecting other networks and computers that allows people to share information around the world
It is popular to use the internet nowadays.
You can buy our goods over the Internet.
SynonymsWebWorld Wide WebNetCyberspace
AntonymsOfflineDisconnected
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explain(verb)
/ɪkˈspleɪn/
to tell somebody about something in a way that makes it easy to understand
It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.
It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.
Synonymsclarifyelucidateinterpretdefinedescribe
Antonymsconfuseobscuremisleadcomplicatemuddle
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information(noun)
/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/
facts or details about somebody/something
The police asked him for more information.
to provide/give/pass on information
Synonymsdatadetailsfactsknowledgeintelligencenews
Antonymsignorancesecrecymisinformationconcealment
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hear(verb)
/hɪr/
to be aware of sounds with your ears
Didn't you hear what I said?
I can't hear very well.
Synonymslistenperceiveoverhearcatchget
Antonymsignoredisregardoverlookmiss
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answer(noun)
/ˈænsər/
something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation
I asked him a question, but he didn't give me an answer.
Synonymsreplyresponserejoinderacknowledgeexplainsolution
Antonymsquestionqueryaskignoreevade
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DVD(noun)
/ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/
a disk on which large amounts of information, especially films, photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a DVD player or computer (the abbreviation for ‘ digital versatile disc’ or ‘ digital videodisc’ )
a DVD-ROM drive
Is it available on DVD yet?
Synonymsdigital video discdigital versatile disc
Antonyms(archaic) VHS tape(archaic) cassette tape
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ask(verb)
/æsk/
to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information
Can I ask you a question about the homework?
Synonymsinquirerequestqueryquestionseek
Antonymsanswerreplyrespondstatetell
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introduce(verb)
/ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell somebody what your name is
Can I introduce my wife?
Synonymspresentacquaintfamiliarizeannounceproposesubmit
Antonymswithdrawremovehideconceal
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conversation(noun)
/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn/
an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way
We had a long conversation about politics.
Synonymsdialoguediscussiontalkchatexchange
Antonymssilencequietmonologue
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blog(noun)
/blɑːɡ/
a website where an individual person, or people representing an organization, write regularly about recent events or topics that interest them, usually with photos and links to other websites that they find interesting
I read her blog every day.
Synonymsweblogonline journalpersonal website
Antonymsprinted publication