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| accent |
the stress a speaker gives to one syllable in a word. [1/5 definitions] |
| admittedly |
by the willing confession, admission, or acknowledgment (of the speaker). |
| bring |
to take, lead, or carry toward the speaker speaking, or from one place to another. [1/3 definitions] |
| come |
to move or travel toward the speaker; approach. [1/4 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] |
| diaphragm |
a thin disk in electronic tools such as microphones, speakers, and telephones. In a microphone, the diaphragm changes sound vibrations into electrical signals. In a speaker, it changes electrical signals into sound vibrations. [1/2 definitions] |
| earphone |
a small speaker that fits on or in the ear for listening to sound from a radio, tape player, telephone, or other electronic machine. |
| 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.) |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. [1/2 definitions] |
| guest of honor |
a distinguished guest, such as a main speaker, brought to such an event by special invitation. [1/2 definitions] |
| heckle |
to bother a public speaker or performer by saying rude things or asking annoying questions. |
| 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 or reading given 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] |
| myself |
used to show that an action is done to or in connection with the speaker, who is the same person who performs the action. [1/2 definitions] |
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