Intermediate — Set 77

Set 77 of Intermediate covers 5 words: dislike, gossip, introduce, greet, argue. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

1. dislike · verb/dɪsˈlaɪk/

   not to like someone or something

   My parents dislike my friends from high school as they do not obey social norms.

   Synonyms: hate, detest

2. gossip · verb/ˈɡɑsəp/

   to talk about other people's private or personal affairs, usually in a negative way

   My neighbor loves to gossip about everyone on our street so try to avoid spending too much time chatting with him.

   Synonyms: tattle, talk

   Origin: late Old English godsibb, ‘godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor’, literally ‘a person related to one in God’, from god ‘God’ + sibb ‘a relative’ (see sib). In Middle English the sense was ‘a close friend, a person with whom one gossips’, hence ‘a person who gossips’, later (early 19th century) ‘idle talk’ (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century)

3. introduce · verb/ˌɪntrəˈdus/

   to tell a person's name to another on their first meeting

   I did not have the chance to introduce myself to the boy I liked in the party.

   Synonyms: meet, present

   Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘bring (a person) into a place or group’): from Latin introducere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + ducere ‘to lead’

4. greet · verb/ɡrit/

   to welcome somebody warmly

   In some cultures, it is very important to greet guests at the front door joined by the whole family.

   Synonyms: welcome, salute

   Origin: Old English grētan ‘approach, attack, or salute’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeten and German grüssen ‘greet’

5. argue · verb/ˈɑrɡju/

   to speak to each other angrily because of disagreement

   She continued to argue with her husband in front of the kids.

   Synonyms: quarrel, disagree, dispute

   Origin: Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’