converse (verb)
101Meditation — This article is about the mental discipline. For the form of alternative dispute resolution, see Mediation. For other uses, see Meditation (disambiguation). A statue of the Buddha meditating, Borim Temple, Korea Meditation refers to any form of a …
102Prequel — A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative, but is set prior to the existing narrative. The word is a neologism, formed as a portmanteau from pre , meaning before, and sequel , a work which takes… …
103human behaviour — Introduction the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life. Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… …
104state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… …
105relate — I (establish a connection) verb affect, affiliate, ally, appertain to, apply, associate, bear upon, bracket, concern, connect, consociate, correlate, draw a parallel, filiate, group, have a bearing on, identify, integrate, interconnect,… …
106inform — I (betray) verb accuse, announce, bear witness against, betray the secret, break faith, break trust, charge, communicate, confess, declare, denounce, disclose, disclose intentionally, disclose secrets, divulge, expose, give over to the foe,… …
107go on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act] Syn. execute, behave, conduct; see act 1 , 2 . 2. [To happen] Syn. occur, come about, take place; see happen 2 . 3. [To persevere] Syn. persist, continue, bear; see endure 1 . 4. [To approach] Syn. creep or loom up,… …
108rap — I. n 1a. a conversation, especially an earnest and/or lengthy discussion. A word which became an important part of the counter culture lexicon at the end of the 1960s, rap was originally used by blacks and beatniks, deriving from the verb form.… …
109chitchat — I noun light informal conversation for social occasions • Syn: ↑chit chat, ↑chit chat, ↑small talk, ↑gab, ↑gabfest, ↑gossip, ↑tittle tattle, ↑chin wag, ↑ …
110chin-chin — int. Brit. colloq. a toast; a greeting or farewell. Etymology: Chin. qingqing (pr. ch ) * * * I. ˈchinˌchin interjection Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) ch ing3, ch ing3 ch ing3, an expression of courtesy used to express greeting or …
