Lesson 7 17/05/2021

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row
My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting.
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a noisy argument or fight
undistinguished
not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality
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not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality
zilch
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nothing
commissionaire
That would find employment for waiters and commissionaires, dressed in any way you like, and for the building trade
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a person wearing a uniform who stands at the entrance of a hotel, theatre, etc. and whose job is to open the door for guests and generally be helpful to them when they arrive
audience
The secret to public speaking is to get the audience on your side.
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the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.
glamorous
She was looking very glamorous.
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attractive in an exciting and special way
critic
The play has been well received by the critics.
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someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially films, books, music, etc.
commentator
a sports/football commentator.
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a reporter for radio or television who provides a spoken description of and remarks on an event, especially a sports competition, as it happens
reporter
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her.
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a person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine or for radio or television
editor
She's a senior editor in the reference department of a publishing company.
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a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine
presenter
Duggan, a TV presenter and one-time journalist, made the announcement last week.
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someone who introduces a television or radio show
freelance
Most of the journalists I know are/work freelance.
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doing particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization
newsreader
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someone who reads the news on the radio or television
paparazzi
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photographers whose job is to follow famous people and take photographs of them for newspapers and magazines
agony aunt
Her choice as an agony aunt angered some established professionals.
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someone who gives advice on personal problems, in a newspaper or magazine
sensational
sensational journalism
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done in a way that is intended to shock people
biased
to be biased against/towards younger workers
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showing unfair support for or opposition to someone or something because of your personal opinions
objective
I try to be objective when I criticize someone's work.
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only influenced by facts and not by feelings
accurate
She was able to give police a fairly accurate description of the man.
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correct or exact
censor
The book was heavily censored before publication.
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to examine books, documents, or films and remove parts of them that are offensive or not allowed by rules

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