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Communication II
 
complaint
 
 gossip
 

complain
 
  The guests complained about the food.
 
criticism
 
 critic
 
 complement
 
criticize
 
complement
 
  All she does is criticize. She never has anything positive to say.
 
  My boss complemented me for my hard work.
 
curse word / bad word
 
    
curse
 
swear
 
  She swears, curses, and spits. She's my kind of woman.
 
  He cursed the day I was born.
 
promise
 
  She promised not to tell anybody.
 
  I swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
 
mumble
 
 stammer
 
misspeak
 
 stutter
 
warning
 
  We warned her about him.
 
agreement
 
 disagreement
 
agree
 
disagree
 
  I agree with you. Shakespeare is a great writer.
 
  We agreed to disagree.
 
  They couldn't agree on what color to paint the house.
 
discussion
 
 debate
 
debate
 
discuss
 
  Our class discussed Huckleberry Finn, a book written by Mark Twain.
 
  They stayed up all night long debating politics and the meaning of life.
 
 
 
persuade
 
convince
 
  The advisors tried to persuade the king to go to war.
 
  We tried to convince them to stay in school.
 
  Your arguments are very persuasive.
 
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