Functional vocabulary 2

• 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