Speaking and Listening - Introductory

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  1. accentuate
    put stress on
  2. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  3. agreement
    harmony of people's opinions, actions, or characters
  4. aloud
    using the voice; not silently
  5. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  6. articulate
    speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  7. attentive
    taking heed
  8. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  9. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
  10. audio
    a transmitted signal you can hear
  11. body language
    communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
  12. clarify
    make clear and comprehensible
  13. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  14. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  15. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  16. collaboration
    act of working jointly
  17. collaborative
    accomplished by working jointly
  18. comment
    a statement that expresses a personal opinion
  19. common knowledge
    anything generally known to everyone
  20. communicate
    interchange information or ideas
  21. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  22. comprehension
    an ability to understand the meaning of something
  23. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  24. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  25. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
  26. convention
    something regarded as a normative example
  27. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas
  28. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  29. delivery
    characteristic style or manner of expressing oneself orally
  30. demonstrate
    show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
  31. description
    the act of depicting something
  32. descriptive
    serving to inform
  33. disagreement
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  34. discussion
    an exchange of views on some topic
  35. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  36. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  37. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  38. engaging
    attracting or delighting
  39. enunciation
    the articulation of speech with regards to intelligibility
  40. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
  41. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  42. example
    an occurrence of something
  43. exchange
    a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
  44. exhibit
    make visible or apparent
  45. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
  46. express
    communicate beliefs or opinions
  47. expression
    the style of communicating beliefs or opinions
  48. eye contact
    contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
  49. facial expression
    the feelings expressed on a person's face
  50. fact
    a concept whose truth can be proved
  51. feedback
    response to an inquiry or experiment
  52. formal
    adhering to traditional standards of correctness
  53. format
    the general appearance of a publication
  54. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  55. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  56. graphics
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
  57. group discussion
    a discussion among participants who have an agreed topic
  58. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  59. inflection
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  60. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  61. informal
    having the simple or familiar structure of everyday language
  62. information
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  63. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  64. informed
    having much knowledge or education
  65. intent
    the planned meaning of a communication
  66. interaction
    mutual or reciprocal dealings or influence
  67. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  68. interrupt
    make a break in
  69. issue
    an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
  70. listener
    someone who listens attentively
  71. logic
    reasoned and reasonable judgment
  72. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
  73. nonverbal
    not using spoken or written language to communicate
  74. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  75. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  76. oral communication
    (language) communication by word of mouth
  77. oral presentation
    delivering an address to a public audience
  78. outline
    a schematic or preliminary plan
  79. pace
    the rate of some repeating event
  80. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  81. participant
    someone who is involved in an activity
  82. participate
    share in something
  83. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  84. pertinent
    having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
  85. phrase
    put into words or an expression
  86. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  87. point
    a brief version of the essential meaning of something
  88. posture
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  89. preparation
    setting in order in advance some act or purpose
  90. presentation
    the act of putting forward a proposal
  91. pronunciation
    the manner in which someone utters a word
  92. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  93. quantitative
    expressible as an amount that can be measured
  94. question
    a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
  95. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
  96. rehearse
    engage in a rehearsal (of)
  97. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  98. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
  99. respect
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  100. respectful
    exhibiting an attitude of admiration or esteem
  101. response
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
  102. restate
    to say or perform again
  103. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  104. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  105. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  106. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  107. speaker
    someone who expresses in language
  108. statement
    a message that is declared
  109. study
    consider in detail
  110. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
  111. subject
    the topic of a conversation or discussion
  112. suggestion
    an idea that is proposed
  113. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  114. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  115. take turns
    do something in turns
  116. teamwork
    cooperative labor done by a group
  117. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  118. time limit
    a time period within which something must be done or completed
  119. tone
    the quality of a person's voice
  120. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  121. verbal
    expressed in spoken words
  122. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  123. voice
    the distinctive quality or pitch of a person's speech
  124. volume
    the magnitude of sound, usually in a specified direction
Created on Thu Jan 26 15:04:47 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:41:22 EDT 2017)

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