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1
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informative speaking

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publicly addressing others to increase their knowledge, understanding, or skills

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defining

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providing the meaning of a word or concept

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etymology

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the origin or history of a word

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synonyms

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words that have the same meaning

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antonyms

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words that have opposite meanings

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describing

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using words to depict or portray a person , a place, an object, or an experience

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representation

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describing something in terms of its physical or psychological attributes

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narration

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describing a series of events in sequences

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explaining

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revealing (avslöjar) why something occurred or how something works

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objective

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based on facts rather than opinions

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subjective

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biased (ensidig) toward a specific conclusion

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demonstrating

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showing how to do something by doing it as it is explained

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vested interest

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an inherent motivation to pay attention

14
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information hunger

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the desire to learn