Fiszki 5 - Language and communication

Dawid T.
Fiszki 5 - Language and communication
33 words 5 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. concede
    give over
  2. mock
    treat with contempt
  3. stammer
    a speech disorder involving hesitations and repetitions
    Mr. Romney stammered a bit after that, blinked as the president spoke and never quite got back on a steady, confident foot.
  4. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  5. concession
    the act of yielding
  6. refer
    make a remark that calls attention to
  7. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  8. approach
    move towards
  9. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  10. respond
    show a reaction to something
  11. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  12. due
    that which is deserved or owed
  13. indicator
    a device for showing the operating condition of some system
  14. conclude
    bring to a close
  15. grumble
    make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  16. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
  17. persist
    refuse to stop
  18. beware
    be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
  19. telepathic
    communicating without apparent physical signals
  20. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  21. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  22. quote
    repeat a passage from
  23. instance
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  24. apostrophe
    a mark used to indicate the omission of one or more letters
  25. hyphen
    a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a word
  26. dash
    run or move very quickly
  27. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  28. whine
    a complaint uttered in a plaintive way
  29. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  30. moan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  31. pardon
    accept an excuse for
  32. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  33. overhear
    hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
Created on Sun Oct 21 09:47:02 EDT 2012 (updated Sun Oct 21 10:52:34 EDT 2012)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.