Formal × Informal Flashcards
1
Q
Remove
A
Take off
2
Q
Discuss
A
Talk about
3
Q
To Depart To commute (traveling home to work and back)
A
To go
4
Q
Discontinue
Halt(cancel)
Cease
A
To stop
5
Q
To demonstrate
A
To show
6
Q
Reside
A
To live
7
Q
To commence sth ( at 5:30pm) Initiate sth(a plan/project)=business word
A
To began
8
Q
Would like to
A
To want
9
Q
Obtain Comprehend Purchase Collect Receive Understand Become
A
To get
10
Q
Consume=need to be formal topic/context
A
To eat
11
Q
Incorrect/mistaken
A
Wrong
12
Q
Vacant(room)=vacancy
Unoccupied
A
Empty
13
Q
Inexpensive
A
Cheap
14
Q
Improved
Superior
A
Better
Better than
15
Q
Whole
A
Entire
16
Q
Prior to sth
A
Before
17
Q
Approximately = about 50 people
A
About
18
Q
Regarding
Concerning
(Regarding sth, what do you think?)
A
About
19
Q
With regards to (beggining of the letter)
A
About
20
Q
Query sb on
A
Ask sb about sth
21
Q
In the interim =From now to a specific Time in the further
A
In the meantime
Meanwhile =happening at the same time, but somewhere else
