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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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Core, Advanced, Stretch levels: the first 12 of 17, A to Z.

  • debate

    nounCore

    a formal discussion where people give different views

    Similar:
    discussion
    Opposite:
    agreement

  • debrief

    verbAdvanced

    to question someone about a task or mission once it is over

    Similar:
    review
    Opposite:
    brief

  • declare

    verbCore

    to say something firmly and publicly

    Similar:
    announce
    Opposite:
    conceal

  • defame

    verbStretch

    to harm someone's good name by saying false things

    Similar:
    slander
    Opposite:
    flatter

  • deny

    verbCore

    to say that something is not true

    Similar:
    reject
    Opposite:
    accept

  • deride

    verbAdvanced

    to laugh at someone in a cruel, scornful way

    Similar:
    mock
    Opposite:
    admire

  • diatribe

    nounStretch

    a long, angry speech that attacks someone or something

    Similar:
    rant
    Opposite:
    compliment

  • diction

    nounStretch

    the clear way a person speaks and the words they choose

    Similar:
    speech
    Opposite:
    inarticulateness

  • digression

    nounStretch

    a part of talking or writing that wanders away from the main subject

    Similar:
    detour

  • din

    nounAdvanced

    a loud, unpleasant and continuous noise

    Similar:
    racket
    Opposite:
    hush

  • disclose

    verbCore

    to make something secret known to others

    Similar:
    reveal
    Opposite:
    conceal

  • discordant

    adj.Advanced

    sounding harsh because the notes or voices clash

    Similar:
    clashing
    Opposite:
    harmonious

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