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Total English - Advanced - Unit 1 - Lesson 1

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 1 - Lesson 1 in the Total English Advanced coursebook, such as "garble", "babble", "dialect", etc.

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to master
[Verb]

to learn to perform or use a skill or ability thoroughly and completely

Ex: The athlete mastered her routine , making it flawless in the competition .
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to intentionally not take action or not address an issue or problem, especially when one should have, often resulting in a negative consequence

Ex: Ignoring deadlines letting things slide caused serious delays .
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to acquire a new skill or language through practice and application rather than formal instruction

Ex: Many immigrants pick up the local dialect just by conversing with neighbors .
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to garble
[Verb]

to mix up, distort, or confuse information, typically in a way that makes it difficult to understand or use

Ex: The old recording was garbled, with parts of the conversation completely unintelligible .
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overload
[noun]

an excessive amount of something that exceeds normal limits or capacity

Ex: The overload of emails in her inbox made it hard to find important messages .
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to babble
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to make random, meaningless sounds

Ex: He was too nervous and babbled instead of answering clearly .
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difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend due to lacking clarity in speech, writing, or communication

Ex: The old recording played unintelligibly, filled with static and distortion .
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dialect
[noun]

the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar

Ex: Linguists study dialects to better understand language variation and change , as well as the social and cultural factors that shape linguistic diversity .
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