Vocabulary: Overall Vocabulary Mastery & Precision (C2) - Lesson 4: Complete Mastery of Register, Style & Connotation

Lexicon Elite C2

The Art of Nuance

កម្រិតនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យ និង អត្ថន័យបង្កប់

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REGISTER

កម្រិតភាសា

🎭

TONE

ទឹកដម

🖌️

STYLE

រចនាប័ទ្ម

Precision is Key 🗝️

At C2, synonyms are not equal. "Skinny" offends; "Slender" compliments. "Ask" is weak; "Solicit" is specific.

🎩 Register: The Ladder of Formality

Acquire

/əˈkwaɪər/

ទទួលបាន / ទិញយក (ផ្លូវការ)

Get Obtain Acquire

Inquire

/ɪnˈkwaɪər/

សាកសួរ (ផ្លូវការ)

Ask Question Inquire

Commence

/kəˈmɛns/

ចាប់ផ្តើម (ផ្លូវការ/ពិធីការ)

Start Begin Commence

❤️ Connotation: The Hidden Meaning

POSITIVE

Slender

ស្គាមស្អាត (រាងស្រឡូន)

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NEGATIVE

Gaunt

ស្គាមខ្លាំង (ដូចឈឺ)

POSITIVE

Unique

ប្លែកគេ (ពិសេស)

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NEGATIVE

Bizarre

ប្លែកខុសគេ (ចម្លែក)

🕊️ Style: Euphemisms (ការប្រើពាក្យសមរម្យ)

Let go

Instead of: Fired

បញ្ឈប់ពីការងារ

Economical with the truth

Instead of: Lying

មិននិយាយការពិតទាំងស្រុង

Editor's Challenge 🖋️

Choose the most appropriate word.

Context: A formal business email to a CEO.

"I am writing to _____ about the job opening."

Context: Complimenting a friend's dress.

"You look so _____ in that dress!"

Context: A polite way to say someone is poor.

"They are _____."

Mission 📝

Style Shifter

Rewrite the Sentence

Change the style of the sentence below in your notebook:

Original (Informal): "I want to get a new job because my boss fired me."

Step 1: Change "want" & "get"
Use: "wish" / "obtain" / "secure"

Step 2: Change "fired me"
Use a Euphemism: "let me go"

Step 3: Combine
"I wish to secure a new position..."