Communicative English Flashcard

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What does 'Do the laundry' mean?

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Wash and clean clothes

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What does 'Garnish' mean?

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To decorate or embellish a dish with small amounts of food

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Which color is Turquoise?

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A blue-green color

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What is a Pseudonym?

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A fictitious name used by an author

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What are the silent letters of the alphabet?

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K, W, B

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What does 'Embellish' mean?

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To make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

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What is 'Colloquial language'?

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Informal language used in everyday conversation.

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What does 'Metaphor' mean?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is 'Alliteration'?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What does 'Idiom' mean?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.