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community/kmju.n.ti/

He's well-known in the local/ whole/ thriving/ rural/ village/

small/ large etc community.

There's a large black/ white/ Asian/ Jewish/ Christian/ Muslim/

religious/ minority/ ethnic/ business/ academic/ scientific etc

community living in this area.

Her speech caused outrage among the gay/ international

community.It's good to feel that you are a member of a community.

The doctor was regarded as a pillar of the community.

answer/ n.sr /

to say something to someone when they have asked you a

question or spoken to you.You don't have to answer the question if you don't want to.

respond/ r.spnd /

formal to answer someone

How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately

deceived your employers?

get back to somebody

to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning

them, usually because you need to think about their question or

find out more infom1ation

She's promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more

news from the hospital.

funny/ f.ni /

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making you laugh

John told me a really funny joke.

humorous/ hju.m.rs /

intended to be funny - used about stories, films, articles etc that

have situations that are a little funny

The movie is meant to be humorous.

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pillar/ p.lr /

Eight massive pillars supported the roof.

A pillar of society/ the community/ the church.

reply/ r.pla /

to answer someone. Used especially in written English to report

what someone said.I'm so sorry, he replied.

give somebody an answer

to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or

giving them a piece of infom1ation they asked for.

He asked me to marry him, but I didn't give him an answer straight

away.

retort/rt:rt/

written to answer someone angrily, especially because they have

annoyed you or criticized you

"That doesn't concern you!" she retorted.

amusing/ .mjuz. /

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especially written funny and enjoyable. Amusing is more formal

than funny. It is often used when something is a little funny and

makes you smile, rather than laugh.

He found the whole incident rather amusing.

witty/ w.ti /

using words in a funny and clever way: witty remarlm

How witty!

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community/kmju.n.ti/

He's well-known in the local/ whole/ thriving/ rural/ village/ small/

large etc community.

There's a large black/ white/ Asian/ Jewish/ Christian/ Muslim/

religious/ minority/ ethnic/ business/ academic/ scientific etc

community living in this area.

Her speech caused outrage among the gay/ international

community.

It's good to feel that you are a member of a community.

The doctor was regarded as a pillar of the community.

answer/ n.sr /

to say something to someone when they have asked you a

question or spoken to you.

You don't have to answer the question if you don't want to.

respond.

formal to answer someone

How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately

deceived your employers?

get back to somebody

to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning

them, usually because you need to think about their question or

find out more infom1ation

She's promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more

news from the hospital.

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funny making you laugh: John told me a really funny joke. I Shesvery talented and funny.

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pillar/ p.lr /

Eight massive pillars supported the roof.A pillar of society/ the community/ the church.

reply/ r.pla /

to answer someone. Used especially in written English to report

what someone said.

I'm so sorry, he replied.

give somebody an answer

to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or

giving them a piece of infom1ation they asked for.

He asked me to marry him, but I didn't give him an answer straight

away.

retort/rt:rt/

written to answer someone angrily, especially because they have

annoyed you or criticized you

"That doesn't concern you!" she retorted.

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amusing especially written funny and enjoyable. Amusing is more

formal than funny. It is often used when

something is a little funny and makes you smile, rather than laugh:

an amusing anecdote I He lbund the whole

incident rather amusing.

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easy-going / o /

eccentric / k.sen.trk /

efficient / .f.nt /

emotional / mo..nl /

energetic / e.nr.de.tk /

enthusiastic / en.u.zi..stk /

exuberant / g.zu.b.rnt /

firm / fm /

flexible / flek.sb.l/

forgiving / fr.v. /

frank / frk /

friendly / frend.li /

generous / de.n.rs /

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Her easy-going nature made her popular

His eccentric behaviour lost him his job

Lighting is now more energy efficient

Ann suffered from depression and a number of other emotional problems

We need to be more energetic in promoting ourselves abroad

All the staff are enthusiastic about the project

a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters

he retains a firm belief in the efficacy of prayer

small businesses which are dependent on flexible working hours

Perry is surprisingly forgiving ofhis stepfather

She was quite frank about the whole thing

I wasfriendly withone of the local farmers

She is always very generous to the kids

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easy-going eccentric/ o / / k.sen.trk /

Her easy-going nature made her

popular

His eccentric behaviour lost him

his job

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efficient emotional/ .f.nt / / mo..nl /

Lighting is now more energy

efficient

Ann suffered from depression

and a number of other

emotional problems

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energetic enthusiastic/ e.nr.de.tk / / en.u.zi..stk /

We need to be more energetic

in promoting ourselves abroad

All the staff are enthusiastic

about the project

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exuberant firm/ g.zu.b.rnt / / fm /

a noisy bunch of exuberant

youngsters

he retains a firm belief in the

efficacy of prayer

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flexible forgiving/ flek.sb.l/ / fr.v. /

small businesses which are

dependent on flexible working

hours

Perry is surprisingly forgiving

ofhis stepfather

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frank friendly/ frk / / frend.li /

She was quite frank about the

whole thing

I wasfriendly withone of the

local farmers

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generous/ de.n.rs /

She is always very generous to

the kids