Word/Phrase * | Word class * | Meaning * | Example sentence * | Synonyms | Anthonyms | Introduced by * | Memo | |
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succinct | adj | expressed clearly and in a few words | Your speech was very succinct without any redundant explanation. | Brief, Compact | Wordy, Lengthy | Tominaga | 2018/08/18 | WoE (#199) |
leverage | v | to use something for your benefit | I'd like to leverage my presentations skills at work. | utilize | Kaley | 2018/08/24 | Blog post | |
amplify | v | to make larger/stronger/more intense | Some people say salt amplifies the taste of watermelon. | increase, boost | reduce, quieten | Kaley | 2018/08/24 | Blog post |
Bear with me. | Idiom | Be patent with me. | This is going to be a long story, but bear with me. | Kaley | 2018/08/24 | Blog post | ||
wear and tear | n | natural damage as a result of age/time | My shoes are a year old, so they've started to show some wear and tear. | Kaley | 2018/08/24 | Blog post | ||
open doors | v | to create new opportunities | Learning a new language could open a lot of doors for you. | Kaley | 2018/08/24 | Blog post | ||
captivating | adj | taking all your attention; very attractive and interesting | He found her captivating. | charming, enchanting | repellent, boring | Kawaguchi | 2018/09/01 | WoE (#200) |
Manifest | v | to show something clearly, especially feeling, an attitude or a quality | You could have manifested your opinion more. | display, show | mask, deny | Tominaga | 2018/9/15 | WoE (#201) |
Manifest | adj | easy to see or understand | Your message was manifest to the audience. | explicit, obvious | hidden, secret | Tominaga | 2018/9/15 | WoE (#201) |
Vulnerable | adj | weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally | She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own. | exposed to | immune to | Katsuta | 2018/9/29 | WoE (#202) |
Off the cuff | adj | Without preparation / Unofficially | I want to improve my skill to make an off-the-cuff speeches. | impromptu, unscripted | prepared | Sagara | 2018/9/29 | #202 |
Forthright | adj | direct and honest | Your speech message was forthright enough to appeal to the audience. | frank, direct | secretive, dishonest | Honda | 2018/10/06 | WoE (#203) |
Admire sb | v | to respect sb for what they have done or torespect their qualities | I really admire TM Setogawa's speech style. | Sagara | 2018/10/06 | #203 | ||
Excel in sth | v | to be very good at doing sth | He always excels in organizing the speech structure. | Sagara | 2018/10/06 | #203 | ||
Superb | adj | Extremely good | Today's meeting was sperb! | excellent, first-rate | poor, inferior | Kawaguchi | 2018/10/20 | WoE (#204) |
Inclusive | adj | including everything | Evaluation must be inclusive. | Exclusive | Athira | 2018/11/3 | WoE (#205) | |
cogent | adj | strongly and clearyly expressed in a way that infulencess what people believe | Your speech ws supported by cogent reasons. | convincing | Kaley | 2018/11/3 | #205 | |
illuminate | v | to make sth clearer or easier to understand | You successfully illuminated the difficult theme. | Kaley | 2018/11/3 | #205 | ||
tactful | adj | careful not to say or do anything that will annoy or upset other people | Evaluation must be tactful and respectful. | Kaley | 2018/11/3 | #205 | ||
incredible | adj | impossible or very difficult to believe | Your speech was incredible! You incredibly summarized a difficult topic! | marvelous, wonderful, great | Kaley | 2018/11/17 | WoE (#206) | |
versus | prep | against (as opposed to, in contrast to) | Evaluators must deal with a tradeoff: its quality versus length | Kikuta | 2018/12/1 | WoE (#207) | ||
Present | n | a gift | Let's exhange X'mas presents! | Katashima | 2018/12/15 | WoE (#208) | ||
Present | v | give or award formally or ceremonially | Thank you for presenting a wonderful suggestion. | Katashima | 2018/12/15 | WoE (#208) | ||
Present | adj | existing or occuring now | Let's be careful not to use present tence in an unsuitable context. | Katashima | 2018/12/15 | WoE (#208) | ||
Thrill | v | cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure | I an very thrilled to be TMoE for the first time. | Sagara | 2019/1/12 | WoE (#209) | ||
camaraderie | n | Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates. | foster camaraderie | friendship | Shiina | 2019/1/19 | WoE (#210) | |
stunning | adj | Extremely attractive or beautiful | The first sentence of your speech was stunning. | remarkable, amazing | Athira | 2019/2/16 | WoE (#212) | |
brilliant | adj | Extremely clever or skilful / Excelent | You body language was brilliant. | excelent, amazing | Emma | 2019/3/2 | WoE (#213) | |
sharp | adj | Having a very thin edge or point / Able to think and understand things very quickly... | You have a very sharp opinion. | intence, smart, vivid... | Tominaga | 2019/3/16 | WoE (#214) | |
explicit | adj | steted clearly and in detail. | Why don't describe the situation more explicitly? | clear, direct, obvious | vague | Kawaguchi | 4/6 | WoE (#216) |
far out | adj | unsual, excellent | Yout speech was so far out that everyone was attracted! | Someya | 2019/5/11 | WoE (#218) | ||
rocky | adj | difficult, challenging | Table topic session is a very rocky part of the meeting, | Setogawa | 2019/5/18 | WoE (#219) |
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