expression
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the use of language to perform some actsynonyms: formulationtypes:félicitationthe act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebrationdemandethe act of making a proposaldésaccordthe speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputingrequêtethe verbal act of requestingréponsethe speech act of continuing a conversational exchangedescriptionthe act of describing somethingrefusthe speech act of rejectingobjectionthe speech act of objectingdiscours informatifa speech act that conveys informationpromessea verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futurevantardisespeaking of yourself in superlativesnominationthe verbal act of namingdéfia call to engage in a contest or fightcondamnationa public act of denouncingdiscoursthe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audienceabdicationthe act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)calomnieslanderous remarks or chargescommandement, ordre(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyedcommandementsomething that is commandedconsentementagreement with a statement or proposal to do somethingaccordconcurrence of opinionsouscriptionagreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your nameconfirmationmaking something valid by formally ratifying or confirming itconcordeagreement of opinionsconfrontationa hostile disagreement face-to-faceinterrogationa request for informationréponsethe speech act of replying to a questionnégationa reply of denialrefusthe act of refusingreniementdenial of any connection with or knowledge ofrejetrejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalidplaintean expression of grievance or resentmentobjection(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadingsobjectiongrounds for adverse criticismgriefs d'appel, protestationthe act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapprovalprésentationformally making a person known to another or to the publicbriefingdetailed instructions, as for a military operationavertissementa message informing of dangersermenta solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavioraudacea challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardydiatribethunderous verbal attacktiradea speech of violent denunciationdamnationthe act of damningblasphème, malédictionan appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some groupconférencea speech that is open to the publicart oratoireaddressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)abdicationa formal resignation and renunciation of powersrenoncement, renonciationan act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
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the feelings expressed on a person's face
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a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situationssynonyms: dictontypes:empruntan expression introduced into one language by translating it from another languageambiguitéan expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its contexteuphémismean inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harshépigrammea witty sayingadage, proverbea condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many peopleidiomean expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it upambiguïtéan ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicateslogana slogan used to rally support for a causeaphorismea short pithy instructive sayingtype of:
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the use of uttered sounds for auditory communicationtypes:cria loud utterance; often in protest or oppositionprononciationthe manner in which someone utters a wordparolethe utterance of intelligible speechcrisharp piercing cryricanementa soft partly suppressed laughricanementa disrespectful laugharticulationthe aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speechtype of:communication auditivecommunication that relies on hearing
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an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentencesynonyms: syntagmetypes:syntagme nominala phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verbprédicat, prédicat verbal, syntagme verbalone of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complementssyntagme prépositionnela phrase beginning with a prepositionréponsa phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or ministertype of:constructiona group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
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a linear sequence of words as spoken or writtentypes:phrasea string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a languageélément, élément grammatical(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical constructioninterrogatoirea sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
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expressing in coherent verbal formsynonyms: voix
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the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinionstypes:voixexpressing in coherent verbal formtype of:communicationthe activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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the appearance conveyed by a person's facetypes:regard polissona suggestive or sneering look or grinlueurmerriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenancetype of:
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the style of expressing yourselfsynonyms: formulationtypes:choix de mots, formulation, phraséologie, termesthe manner in which something is expressed in wordstype of:stylea way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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Vocabulary lists containing expression
To improve your fluency in English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR), learn this academic vocabulary list that includes words selected from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) state standards.
Context is king — that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the SAT! Following our Roadmap to the SAT? Head back to see what else you should be learning this week.
Context is king -- that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the new SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the new SAT! Here are all of our word lists to help you prepare for the new SAT (debuting March of 2016): The Language of the Test, Multiple-Meaning Words, and Words to Capture Tone.