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Speaking & sounds

How people say things, and the noises the world makes. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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accusatory
adj.Advanced
showing that you think someone has done something wrong
Similar:
blaming
Opposite:
admiring
acerbic
adj.Stretch
sharp and bitter in the way someone speaks
Similar:
bitter
Opposite:
gentle
advocate
noun, verbAdvanced
to speak up in support of an idea or cause
Similar:
supporter
Opposite:
adversary
affirmation
nounAdvanced
a statement that something is true, or a confident positive statement
Similar:
confirmation
Opposite:
contradiction
albeit
conj.Stretch
even though; although
Similar:
though
allusion
nounStretch
a passing mention that hints at something else
Similar:
reference
ambiguous
adj.Advanced
unclear because it could mean more than one thing
Similar:
unclear
Opposite:
certain
anecdote
nounAdvanced
a short, interesting story about something that happened
Similar:
story
Opposite:
chronicle
aphorism
nounStretch
a short, clever saying that expresses a wise idea
Similar:
saying
apprise
verbStretch
to tell someone about something so that they know
Similar:
inform
Opposite:
conceal
audible
adj.Core
loud enough to be heard
Similar:
perceptible
Opposite:
hushed

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