English vocabulary: Opinions & agreeing — 29 words

29 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: opinion · fair · argument · agreement · protest

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opinion

/əˈpɪnjən/

view or judgment

/əˈpɪnjən/

view or judgment

he posts running routes and oat milk opinions

My Therapist Follows My Ex · B2

/fɛr/

reasonable or acceptable

Also means: concession acknowledging a point · just and equitable

Marco told her a fair price.

The Fishmonger Who Refused the Catch of the Day · A2

/ˈɑːɡjəmənt/

quarrel or dispute

The argument had never really ended.

The Recipe Torn in Half at the Reading of the Will · B1

/əˈɡriːmənt/

assent or approval

He smiled and said nothing, which his uncle apparently took as agreement.

The Pike That Guards the Bottom of Black Mere · B2

/ˈproʊtɛst/

an expression of objection or disapproval

Also means: to object or complain

They stood together for another moment in front of the grey wall, a silent protest of two, and then he nodded once, wished her a good morning, and walked away.

The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2

/dɪˈspjuːt/

disagreement or conflict

However, a dispute with the route committee led to an official refusal.

The Notting Hill Carnival Float That Never Left the Yard · B2

/ˈkɑntrəˌvɝsi/

public disagreement

His obituary in the local paper was four sentences long and mentioned the 1952 match only in passing, describing it as "a moment of controversy that Mr Peel chose never to address."

The Linesman Who Never Explained His Flag · B2

/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/

persuasive

It was, by any reasonable standard, convincing.

The Ordnance Survey Map That Named the Wrong Hill · B2

/θɪŋk/

believe or suppose

Also means: consider carefully · have an unspoken thought · reason or think clearly

and friday too i think.

Read at 11:47 PM · A2

/jɛs/

affirmative answer or agreement

Also means: acknowledgment before a qualification · response signaling attention when addressed · question tag seeking agreement

yes!! that is my ticket!

An Unknown Number · A1

/jæ/

informal yes; agreement or acknowledgment

Also means: tag seeking confirmation or agreement

yeah I think so.

She Liked His Photo from 2019 · A2

/diːl/

an interjection meaning “agreed”

Also means: a large amount · an important matter or issue · a negotiated business agreement

Deal.

Someone's Using My Netflix in Glasgow · A2

/bɪˈliːv/

think or judge that something is true

Also means: accept as true · find something astonishing or hard to accept · have faith in or support

Historians believe this is the name of Lady Jane Grey.

The Signature Scratched into the Tower Cell Wall · A2

/əˈɡriː/

concurred or said yes

Also means: standalone expression of agreement · consented or accepted

"They are," she agreed, her voice sounding hollow even to her own ears.

The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

question or dispute

The surveyor's notebook, however hastily filled in, carried a kind of quiet authority that no local tradition could easily challenge.

The Ordnance Survey Map That Named the Wrong Hill · B2

/dɪˈskʌs/

talked about

His daughter, speaking to a football historian in 1988, said only that her father had been "a private man" and that he had never discussed that afternoon.

The Linesman Who Never Explained His Flag · B2