FBLA Intro to Business Communications Vocab with verified definitions 2024.

doublet formed by joining two words with practically the same meaning; creates clarity, but takes away conciseness homonym Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings; encompasses both HOMOPHONES and HOMOGRAPHS Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen homophone types of HOMONYMS; words that have the same pronunciation but have different meanings and spelling. Ex: new and knew homograph types of HOMONYMS; words that have the same spelling, but have different meanings. Ex: bat and bat pseudohomonym words that are similar in sound but different in meaning; ex: adopt, adept, and adapt; ex: effect, affect pseudoantonym ???? pseudosynonym ???? connotative meaning the subtle and often emotional meanings that become associated with words denotative meaning the definition of the word as it is listed in the dictionary sympathetic meaning ???? antagonistic meaning ???? semantics the study of the meaning of words encyclopedia a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject reference manual a manual containing information organized in a summary manner -- ex: instruction booklet trite overused, obvious, useless; lacking originality or freshness; trite statement = cliche; ex: "please find enclosed" ------ SHOULD BE AVOIDED! 8 Parts of Speech Pronoun ------------- P Adjective ------------ A Preposition ---------- P Adverb -------------- A Verb ----------------- V Interjection ---------- I Noun ---------------- N Conjunction --------- C word bank the part of the mind that stores all the words a person has ever read or heard spell check JUST allows you to find and correct spelling errors the phrase "simpler terms" means to put the word into... more commonplace and understandable language number of unneeded words on a typical letter 3 out of 10 STET proofreading mark meaning "let it stand" guide words words located at the top of dictionary pages conjunctive adverbs connects two independent clauses. Conjunctive adverbs show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships; ex: however, thus, etc plural of james jameses linking verb connects a subject with a noun or adjective that is the subject; ex: "They are cold." helping verb help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. They add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence; ex: I have gone to the park. action-transitive verb expresses a doable activity like kick; it must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb. Here are some examples of transitive verbs: Sylvia kicked Juan under the table. action-intransitive verb expresses a doable activity like kick, but DOES NOT have a direct object. indefinite pronoun a pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular; ex: anything, something, anyone, everyone. Past tense of "cancel" canceled complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause; ex: After going to the park, we ate. compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. gerund verb form that ends in -ing gerund phrase includes the gerund, plus any modifiers and complements. Gerunds and gerund phrases always function as NOUNS. Ex: Climbing is not as easy as it looks. participial phrase consists of a present participle (also known as an -ing form) or past participle (also known as an -ed form), plus any modifiers, objects, and complements. Ex: Invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889, the first dishwasher was driven by a steam engine. 1990's or 1990s 1990s (no apostrophe) The rental agreement stated I must pay a security deposit of ____. a. Six Hundred fifty-five dollars ($655) b. Six Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($655) c. Six Hundred Fifty-five Dollars ($655) d. Six Hundred Fifty-five dollars ($655) c. Six Hundred Fifty-five Dollars ($655) If you use etc. in the middle of a sentence, it must be followed by a ______ comma she was angry ________ her workers. with coordinating conjunction Used to join independent clauses to make compound sentences ----- FANBOYS subordinating conjunction Used to join independent clauses to make complex sentences; ex: after, although, because, etc. correlative conjunction pairs such as neither . . . nor, not . . . only, and but . . . also. This is different __________ that. FROM