Learning Flashcards
1
Q
sth is the general meaning, but not all details
A
gist |dʒɪst|
it was hard to get the gist of Pedro’s talk
2
Q
write sth down to help you remember it
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keep a record of sth
3
Q
one of a list of items
A
entry
4
Q
a part of a word which contains a vowel sound
A
syllable | ˈsɪləbl |
5
Q
emphasis (syn)
A
stress sth
the stress is on the fires syllable
6
Q
the action of placing things side by side or in position
A
collocation
7
Q
!
A
exclamation mark
8
Q
- in words like pick-up
A
hyphen | ˈhʌɪfn |
9
Q
.
A
full stop
10
Q
:
A
colon
11
Q
;
A
semicolon
12
Q
’
A
apostrophe | əˈpɒstrəfi |
13
Q
–
A
dash
14
Q
eave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
A
omit | ə(ʊ)ˈmɪt |
he was omitted from the second Test.
