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What is the term for the words and phrases used in a particular profession or subject that are difficult for others to understand?
What is the term for the words and phrases used in a particular profession or subject that are difficult for others to understand?
What does the phrase 'off the top of one's head' mean?
What does the phrase 'off the top of one's head' mean?
What is the opposite of 'inaccessible'?
What is the opposite of 'inaccessible'?
What does the phrase 'laughing stock' refer to?
What does the phrase 'laughing stock' refer to?
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What does the phrase 'tough as nails' describe?
What does the phrase 'tough as nails' describe?
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What does 'lose face' mean?
What does 'lose face' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'abound'?
What is the meaning of 'abound'?
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What does 'have a mind of its own' mean?
What does 'have a mind of its own' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'relegate'?
What is the meaning of 'relegate'?
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What does 'come face to face with' mean?
What does 'come face to face with' mean?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Jargon: specialized words and phrases used in a particular profession or subject that are difficult for others to understand
- Estuary English: a way of speaking English common in London and the southeast of England
- Lingua franca: a language used as a common means of communication for people with different native languages
- Dialect: a particular form of a language specific to a region or social group
- Slang: very informal language often used by young people
- Burr: pronunciation of 'r' sounds strongly, often rolling it, common in accents like Scottish and Somerset
Forming Words from Given Bases
- Undeniably: definitely or unquestionably
- Misleading: giving a wrong impression
- Inaccessible: difficult to reach or access
- Inaccuracies: mistakes or errors
- Illiteracy: inability to read or write
Matching Idioms with Definitions
- Rack one's brains: think very hard
- Off the top of one's head: from memory
- Not give/budge/move an inch: refuse to change one's opinion
- More fool you: indicating that someone's plan is silly
- Child's play: an easy task
- Laughing stock: someone or something that seems stupid or silly
- Tough as nails: strong and determined
Definitions and Expressions
- A load/weight off your mind: when a problem is solved or dealt with
- Be at your wits' end: extremely worried or confused
- Bang one's head against a (brick) wall: to try continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish a task
- Give (sb) a piece of your mind: to speak angrily to someone about their mistake
- Lose face: be humiliated or come to be less highly respected
- Have a half/good mind to do sth: think of doing something, often due to annoyance
- Go to one's head: make someone feel more important than they really are
- Keep your wits about you: stay calm and rational
- Have a mind of its own: be capable of independent opinion or action
- The brains behind sth: the person responsible for inventing, developing, or organizing something
- Come face to face with sth: be forced to experience a problem or reality and deal with it
- Save face: avoid humiliation
- Put/set your mind to sth: decide to do something and put effort into it
- Keep a straight face: manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
Vocabulary Matching
- Kudos: prestige
- Leaning: inclination
- Follow: follow
- Affinity: rapport
- Stack: pile up
- Deem: consider
- Ambience: atmosphere
- Tangible: obvious
- Relegate: downgrade
- Abound: proliferate
Prepositions
- Showing off to his classmates: flaunting one's skills
- Affinity with nature: having a connection with nature
- The odds are heavily against him: the chances are strongly against him
- She was then relegated to the role of assistant: demoted to an assistant role
- The lakes abound in fish: the lakes have an abundance of fish
- My leanings have always been towards comedy: my inclinations have always been towards comedy
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Test your knowledge of language-related terms such as jargon, estuary English, and more. Brush up on your vocabulary and communication skills with this quiz!
