CEFR C1 Vocabulary

CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 17

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Here you will learn some English words about grammar, such as "infinitive", "gerund", "number", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
linguistic
linguisticadjective

related to the science of language

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infinitivenoun

(grammar) the root form of a verb

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gerundnoun

(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb

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transitive verbnoun

(grammar) a verb that needs a direct object

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intransitive verbnoun

(grammar) a verb without a direct object

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numbernoun

(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to

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personnoun

(grammar) each of the three classes of pronouns that refers to who is speaking, who is being spoken to, or others that are not present during the conversation

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voicenoun

(grammar) the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject does something or something is done to it

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gendernoun

(grammar) a class of words indicating whether they are feminine, masculine, or neuter

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feminineadjective

(grammar) (of a class of words) referring to females

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masculineadjective

(grammar) (of a class of words) referring to males

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subjunctiveadjective

(grammar) related to verbs that express wishes, possibility, or doubt

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phoneticsnoun

the science and study of speech sounds and their production

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intonationnoun

(phonetics) the rising and falling of the voice when speaking

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dialectnoun

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

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proverbnoun

a well-known statement or phrase that expresses a general truth or gives advice

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idiomnoun

a group of words that have a different meaning when combined together

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jargonnoun

words, phrases, and expressions used by a specific group or profession, which are incomprehensible to others

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slangnoun

words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.

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euphemismnoun

a word or expression that is used instead of a harsh or insulting one in order to be more tactful and polite

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to punctuateverb

to use punctuation marks in a text in order to make it more understandable

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colon
colonnoun

the punctuation mark : used to introduce a quotation, explanation, or list of items

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semicolon
semicolonnoun

the punctuation mark ; used to separate the items in a list or to indicate a pause between two main clauses in a compound sentence

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parenthesis
parenthesisnoun

either of the symbols ( ) used in writing to enclose extra information that is given or to group a symbolic unit in logic or mathematics

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hyphen
hyphennoun

the punctuation mark - used to join two words to form a new one, or to indicate an element is missing (as for instance right- and left-handed), or to show that the remaining letters of a word situated at the end of a line are at the beginning of the next one

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slashnoun

the symbol / used in print or writing to indicate alternatives or fractions, etc.

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interjectionnoun

(grammar) a phrase or word used suddenly to express a particular emotion

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particlenoun

(grammar) an adverb or preposition that is used with a verb to form a phrasal verb

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e.g.adverb

used before providing an example

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ungrammaticaladjective

not conforming with the rules of grammar

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