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gossip NOUN conversation about unimportant subjects, especially peoples private lives
chatter NOUN continuous fast informal talk, usually about unimportant subjects
banter NOUN friendly conversation in which people tell jokes and laugh at each other
small talk NOUN informal conversation about things that are not important
chit-chat NOUN INFORMAL friendly conversation about things that are not very important
discussion
NOUN
debate
NOUN
argument
NOUN
consultation
NOUN
exploration
NOUN
talks
NOUN
discussions between important people from opposing sides designed to help them agree a
bout an issue
negotiation
NOUN
commentary
NOUN
inquest
NOUN
brainstorming
NOUN
thesis
NOUN
a long piece of writing that is the final part of an advanced university degree
dissertation
NOUN
a long piece of writing on a particular subject that you do as part of a university degree
essay
NOUN
monograph
NOUN
meditation
NOUN
treatise
NOUN
discussion
NOUN
critique
NOUN
text
NOUN
a piece of writing such as a book or play that you study for an examination or for research
speech
NOUN
speech
NOUN
talk
NOUN
NOUN
monologue
NOUN
a speech made by someone who talks for a long time and does not let anyone
else say anything
public speaking
NOUN
maiden speech
NOUN
the first speech that a politician makes in Parliament after being elected for the first time
screed
NOUN
vote of thanks
NOUN
a formal public speech that thanks someone for something that they have done
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talk
VERB
chat
VERB
catch up
to talk to someone you have not seen for some time and find out what they have
been doing
converse
VERB
to start having a conversation with someone, especially someone you have just met
rap
VERB
INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED to have a long informal conversation with friends
make conversation
to talk to someone that you do not know well, in order to be polite, not because you really
want to talk to them. This type of conversation is also called small talk
address
VERB
chair
VERB
commemorate
VERB
to show that you remember an important person or event by having a special ceremony, or
by creating a special object
dedicate to
to say at an official ceremony that a new building will have a special connection with
a particular person as a sign of admirationor respect for them
deliver
VERB
give
VERB
inaugurate
VERB
lecture
VERB
orate
VERB
FORMAL to make a speech, especially a very formal or long speech which shows that
you think you are very important
parade
VERB
VERB
review
VERB
if an important person reviews a group of soldiers, sailors etc, they officially visit them
during a ceremony
speak
VERB
talk
VERB
unveil
VERB
to remove the cover from something such as a statue as part of an official ceremony
be upstanding
FORMAL used as a way of asking people to stand up during an official ceremony or in
a court of law
do the honours
used in a formal speech for introducing someone or for asking people to show their
approval by applauding (=hitting their hands together)
LESSON 5
poignant adj (emotionally moving) conmovedor/a adj
emotivo/a adj
enternecedor/a adj
The film's poignant ending had us all in tears.
El conmovedor final de la pelcula nos hizo llorar a todos.
desafortunado/a adj
(literario) malhadado/a adj