Functional vocabulary 2

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    • thorough and expert
      authoritative
    • something happens in many places or with many people
      widespread
    • add (at the end)
      append
    • think up
      conceive
    • be a sign of, stand for
      denote
    • the opposite
      the converse
    • despite this
      notwithstanding
    • developed, proposed
      expounded
    • suggested as a basic fact or principle
      posited
    • are a perfect example of
      epitomise
    • brought together, united
      subsumed
    • covers, includes
      embraces
    • a lot of
      umpteen
    • often used to introduce a new subject into the conversation in an indirect way
      icidentally
    • not including you or me
      present company excepted
    • criticising in an insulting way; very informal
      slagging off
    • speak with abnormal pauses and repetitions
      has a stammer
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