Face2Face Pre-Intermediate "Unit 8 - 8B" Vocabulary

Host

simplified /howst/

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[ noun ]

a person who invites guests to a social event and ensures they have a pleasant experience while there

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The host welcomed everyone with a warm smile and guided them to their seats.

As the host, she made sure all her guests had plenty to eat and drink.

The host planned various activities to keep the guests entertained throughout the evening.

Hostess

simplified /howstēs/

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[ noun ]

a woman who receives or entertains guests at her home or at an event

Guest

simplified /gest/

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[ noun ]

someone who is invited to visit someone else's home or attend a social event

To invite

simplified /invait/

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[ noun ]

to make a formal or friendly request to someone to come somewhere or join something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

To accept

simplified /āksept/

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[ noun ]

to say yes to what is asked of you or offered to you

refuse

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Invitation

simplified /inviteishēn/

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[ noun ]

a written or spoken request to someone, asking them to attend a party or event

To refuse

simplified /rēfyooz/

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[ noun ]

to say or show one's unwillingness to do something that someone has asked

accept

Grammatical Information:

transitive

To arrive

simplified /ēraiv/

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[ noun ]

to reach a location, particularly as an end to a journey

leave

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Early

simplified /ērli/

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[ noun ]

happening or done before the usual or scheduled time

On time

/ˌɑn ˈtaɪm/

[ noun ]

Collocation

exactly at the specified time, neither late nor early

unpunctual

Late

simplified /leit/

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[ noun ]

doing or happening after the time that is usual or expected

To greet

simplified /greet/

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[ noun ]

to give someone a sign of welcoming or a polite word when meeting them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

To shake hands

/ʃˈeɪk hˈændz/

[ noun ]

Collocation

to take hold of someone else's hand with one's own and then move them up and down as a gesture of greeting, congratulations, or agreement

To bow

simplified /baw/

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ʊ

[ noun ]

to bend the head or move the upper half of the body forward to show respect or as a way of greeting

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

To kiss

simplified /kis/

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[ noun ]

to touch someone else's lips or other body parts with one's lips to show love, sexual desire, respect, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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