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Unit 6
Vocabulary
33
English
Undergraduate 3
11/30/2014

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Term
there's something to be said for
Definition
ST has a lot of advantages
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When all is said and done
Definition
after anything else, remember this
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You can say that again
Definition
I totally agree with you
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Having said that
Definition
Despite this
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Have a say
Definition
be involved in making decision
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Needless to say
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of course
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to say the least
Definition
What u r describing is in fact much more important than u have suggested
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That is to say
Definition
in other words
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recap
Definition
summarize
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recall
Definition
remember
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stutter
Definition
unable to speak fluently bcz u can't stop urself from repeating words several times
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conjecture
Definition
idea formed by guessing
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connotation
Definition
extended meaning in addition to original meaning
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verbalise
Definition
express feeling or opinion in words
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recount
Definition
tell sb about st which u have experienced
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contradict ST
Definition
to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true
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linguist
Definition
person who studies languages or knows several languages
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dialect
Definition
the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language
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spontaneous
Definition
not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it
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evolve
Definition
develop gradually
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emerge in
Definition
become known
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intrigue
Definition
make SO curious/ interested to know ST more
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inherent
Definition
natural, unchangeable parts of SO/ST
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pinpoint
Definition
to find and show the exact position
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idle
Definition
lazy, not in use
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speculation
Definition
the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts
the activity of buying and selling goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit, but with the risk of losing money
studying about ST
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precursor
Definition
forerunner
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gurgle
Definition
to make a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space
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banter
Definition
joke
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cling to
Definition
to hold on tightly to somebody/something
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archeology
Definition
the study of cultures of the past, and of periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground
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constrain
Definition
force SB to do ST
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entail ST
Definition
result in, require
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