To interfere, to slow something down and make worse by getting in the way. Having too many meetings is interfering with our work. I told her to let us alone, and not to interfere in our problems.
To reflect, to think about or consider something or throw back the image as from the mirror. Before I make a decision, I like sometime to reflect. When you look into a mirror, your image is reflected back to you.
To influence, to have an effect on something. I think she can help us influence the others. I don’t think we can influence the final result. They don’t care what we think so it would be difficult to influence their decision.
To focus, to bring attention to something and make it clear. If we don’t focus on something, we won’t get anything done. We aren’t sure what to focus on, so everyone was confused.
To exaggerate, to describe something is larger or more important than it really is. It’s difficult to believe what he says because he always exaggerates. She says she can sell anything but of course that was an exaggeration.
To be persuasive, able to cause people to do something by asking or giving reasons. She’s good at selling things because she is very persuasive. You can be more persuasive if you have facts to support you.
To be convincing, to provide powerful support for a belief and to overcome doubts. The evidence that he was murdered was convincing. I couldn’t convince them that I was telling the truth, so they arrested me.
To be misleading, to leave away from the truth, to give a false idea. Their advertisements are misleading, so be careful not to be fooled. He tries to mislead me into buying it by exaggerating the benefits.
To be unique, to be highly usual or different from others. I like that design because it’s unique and attractive. She has a unique personality that some people don’t like.
To be ordinary, to be just like others, not different from any other. The products are ordinary, with nothing except a low price to recommend them. The food in that restaurant was expensive but the taste was ordinary.
There is nothing ordinary about her, so we should give her a promotion.
