Vocabulary Building: Key Words and Definitions for Advanced English

cryptic

mysterious

detrimental

harmful

deficient

lacking

depict

to portray

implicit

implied though not plainly expressed

ironic

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

inhibition

a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way

rupture

To break apart, to burst

saturate

fill to capacity

S;S sentence semicolon sentence

two short related sentences separated by a semi colon you don't need to the capitalize sentence after semi-colon, unless it is a proper noun or I

LB, S

a left branch is part of a sentence on the left side a left branch beings with any word ending in Ing because, if, when, since, in, although.

S,conj.S

Two short related sentences connected by a conjunction, separated by a comma

A,B, Conj. C

Any group of words in a series or listen (nouns,verbs, or adjectives) Comma must come conjunction

A,B,C noun

Describing multiple details in a sentence, each adjective must be separated by a comma.

NP,APP

An appositive clarifies who or what the noun or noun phrase is.

S;SC,S

Use the semicolon after a full thought and adding a sentence connector to add more details

cor S, cor S

starts with neither or neither nor not only but

cryptic

adjective

detrimental

adjective

deficient

adjective

depict

verb

implicit

adjective

ironic

adjective

inhibition

noun

rupture

noun

saturate

verb