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| admittedly |
by the willing confession, admission, or acknowledgment (of the speaker). |
| bring |
to take, lead, or carry toward the speaker or from one place to another. [1/3 definitions] |
| come |
to move toward the location of the speaker; approach. [1/14 definitions] |
| demagogue |
a leader, esp. a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. [1/2 definitions] |
| eloquent |
fluent, apt, and persuasive, as a speaker or a speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| Finn |
a native speaker of any Finnic language. [1/2 definitions] |
| first person |
in grammar, a category of pronouns, inflections, and the like indicating the writer or speaker of a sentence or the group of which he or she is a member. [1/3 definitions] |
| float around |
(informal) to be somewhere in the area (used when the precise location of someone or something is not known to the speaker.) |
| guest of honor |
a distinguished guest, such as a main speaker, brought to such an event by special invitation. [1/2 definitions] |
| here |
used to bring attention to something mentioned by the speaker. [1/6 definitions] |
| however |
how; by what means (used emphatically when the speaker is surprised or incredulous). [1/5 definitions] |
| lectern |
a desk or stand with a slanted top to hold books, notes, or the like for a standing speaker or reader, as in a classroom or church. |
| monologue |
a long speech, poem, series of stories, or the like delivered by a single speaker. [1/2 definitions] |
| mood2 |
in grammar, a kind of verb inflection that indicates the way in which the speaker intends an utterance to be understood, whether as a wish or supposition, a demand, or a fact; mode. |
| my |
of, relating to, or belonging to the speaker (a possessive form of I). [1/2 definitions] |
| nonspeaker |
combined form of speaker. |
| not to mention |
and in addition (used to mention an additional thing that is equal to, greater, or more obvious than the first thing mentioned, despite saying that one need not mention it. This additional thing may have just been remembered by the speaker or was previously felt unnecessary to say). |
| one-night stand |
an engagement for a single performance in one place by an entertainer, speaker, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| person |
in grammar, any of three pronoun categories that specify the speaker, the ones spoken to, and the ones spoken about, as first, second, and third person. [1/4 definitions] |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| prompt |
to provide forgotten words to an actor, reciter, or speaker. [1/7 definitions] |
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