| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abbreviation | shortened written form |
| 2. | accent | distinctive speech pattern |
| 3. | accuracy | faithfulness to the original meaning |
| 4. | ambiguity | more than one possible meaning |
| 5. | answer | response to a question |
| 6. | anticipate | predict upcoming language |
| 7. | articulation | clear production of sounds |
| 8. | aspect | how action extends in time |
| 9. | bias | unfair preference or prejudice |
| 10. | briefing | short informational meeting |
| 11. | clarify | make meaning clearer |
| 12. | clarity | ease of understanding |
| 13. | coherence | logical connectedness |
| 14. | comprehension | understanding of spoken content |
| 15. | consistency | stability across choices |
| 16. | context | surrounding meaning and situation |
| 17. | convey | communicate meaning |
| 18. | cue | signal for action |
| 19. | decode | extract meaning from language |
| 20. | delegate | official representative |
| 21. | delivery | manner of speaking |
| 22. | description | account of features |
| 23. | diction | choice and clarity of words |
| 24. | disagreement | difference in opinion |
| 25. | empathy | understanding another’s feelings |
| 26. | encode | put meaning into language |
| 27. | equivalence | closest matching meaning |
| 28. | ethics | moral principles of conduct |
| 29. | euphemism | mild term for harsh one |
| 30. | evidence | supporting proof or facts |
| 31. | example | illustrating instance |
| 32. | explanation | making something understandable |
| 33. | false friend | deceptively similar word pair |
| 34. | farewell | parting expression |
| 35. | figurative | using metaphor, not literal meaning |
| 36. | fluency | smooth natural language flow |
| 37. | focus | concentrated attention |
| 38. | gesture | meaningful body movement |
| 39. | glossary | list of specialized terms |
| 40. | grammar | rules of language structure |
| 41. | greeting | word of welcome |
| 42. | hearing | official session for testimony |
| 43. | idiom | fixed phrase with special meaning |
| 44. | implication | suggested meaning or result |
| 45. | infer | draw meaning from clues |
| 46. | intent | speaker’s purpose |
| 47. | interpret | express meaning in another language |
| 48. | interrupt | break into another’s speech |
| 49. | intonation | rise and fall of voice |
| 50. | introduction | presentation of a person |
| 51. | listener | person who is hearing |
| 52. | listening | active hearing for understanding |
| 53. | literal | word-for-word, not figurative |
| 54. | mediate | help communication between sides |
| 55. | memory | ability to retain information |
| 56. | moderator | discussion manager |
| 57. | monitor | watch performance closely |
| 58. | negotiation | discussion to reach agreement |
| 59. | neutrality | absence of taking sides |
| 60. | note | brief written record |
| 61. | notebook | book for notes |
| 62. | nuance | subtle shade of meaning |
| 63. | objection | expression of opposition |
| 64. | opinion | personal view |
| 65. | overlap | simultaneous speech occurrence |
| 66. | paraphrase | restatement in other words |
| 67. | pause | brief stop in speech |
| 68. | pitch | highness or lowness of voice |
| 69. | precision | exactness in wording |
| 70. | professionalism | competent proper conduct |
| 71. | pronunciation | way a word is spoken |
| 72. | question | request for information |
| 73. | quotation | exact repeated words |
| 74. | reference | mention of something else |
| 75. | refusal | saying no |
| 76. | register | level of formality |
| 77. | relay | pass on spoken information |
| 78. | render | translate or express |
| 79. | repair | fix a spoken problem |
| 80. | request | polite ask for something |
| 81. | rhythm | pattern of beats in speech |
| 82. | sensitivity | awareness of delicate issues |
| 83. | silence | absence of speech |
| 84. | source | origin of information |
| 85. | speaker | person who is talking |
| 86. | stress | emphasis on syllables or words |
| 87. | symbol | mark standing for something |
| 88. | syntax | arrangement of words |
| 89. | tense | verb time form |
| 90. | terminology | specialized vocabulary |
| 91. | testimony | formal spoken evidence |
| 92. | timing | speed and coordination |
| 93. | tone | attitude conveyed by words |
| 94. | translate | change into another language |
| 95. | turn-taking | alternating speaking order |
| 96. | verify | check for correctness |
| 97. | voice | active or passive form |
| 98. | volume | loudness of speech |
| 99. | warning | notice of possible danger |
| 100. | witness | person giving testimony |