concept
/ˈkɒn.sept/
/ˈkɑːn-/
noun [ C ]
1. a principle or idea
The very concept of free speech is unknown to them.
It is very difficult to define the concept of beauty.
I failed to grasp the film's central concept.
Kleenbrite is a whole new concept in toothpaste!
2.
not have any concept/have no concept of sth
to not understand about something
I don't think you have any concept of the pain you have caused her.
conjecture
/kənˈdʒek.tʃə
r
/
/-tʃɚ/
noun [ C or U ]
(the forming of) a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof
There's been a lot of conjecture in the papers recently about the royal marriage.
dialect
/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
noun [ C or U ]
a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words
and grammar, etc.
a regional dialect
The poem is written in northern dialect.
fluent
/ˈfluː.ənt/
adjective
1. When a person is fluent, they can speak a language easily, well and quickly
She's fluent in French.
He's a fluent Russian speaker.
2. When a language is fluent, it is spoken easily and without many pauses
He speaks fluent Chinese.
fluency
/ˈfluː.ən t .si/
noun [ U ]
One of the requirements of the job is fluency in two or more African languages.
fluently
/ˈfluː.ənt.li/
adverb
I'd like to speak English fluently.
gesture
/ˈdʒes.tʃə
r
/
/-tʃɚ/
noun [ C ]
MOVEMENT
1. a movement of the hands, arms or head, etc. to express an idea or feeling
The prisoner raised his fist in a gesture of defiance as he was led out of the courtroom.
She made a rude gesture at the other driver.
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