You may find our phrase bank very useful as it is presented in the form of audible dialogues which makes it very easy to learn and practice. The bank has sections for all possible situations which you may come across at business meetings, discussions and presentations. Listen, read, repeat and memorize!

Can you think of words to use to describe a person’s mood or appearance, unwitting rudeness or stubbornness? 

The previous lesson discussed words that mean “purposely rude,” but there are also a few words, in the English language, that describe unwitting rudeness: Uncouth, unseemly and boorish. Beyond words that describe rudeness, are adjectives that describe something or someone stubborn or difficult. These words are: Intractable, intransigent, obstinate, and obdurate. Can you think of words to use to describe a person’s mood or appearance?

On the opposite spectrum of people who are cautious, judicious, and prudent, are those who are impulsive, rash, impetuous and imprudent.

Review of the first six groups of the Power Words vocabulary. The words are: 

articulate, eloquent, coherent, cogent, acclaim, accolade, kudos, commendation, adept, apt, adroit, deft, dexterous, astute, shrewd, discerning, judicious, sagacious, astute, assiduous, circumspect, prudent and wary.