Obsolete – Word Of The Day For IELTS
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Obsolete – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing
Obsolete: (Adjective)/ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/
Definition:
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented
Synonyms:
Out-of-date, Unfashionable, Antiquated
Example:
For IELTS Speaking:.
“Newly made bombs would replace old, and now obsolete, weapons in the stockpile.”
“Zab finds herself using the now obsolete narrative conventions of the memoir.”
“In that time, the all-important double-team has been rendered obsolete.”
For IELTS Writing:
“It briefly considers the prospects for extending the operational life of obsolete systems through physical restoration as well as logical simulation.”
Exercise:
Match the word below to complete these sentences.
property, sweeping, nonentity, phoneme, nominal, retrial
- Next to him, the other dancers seemed like ……………………
- The rise in the inflation rate, in turn, raises the …………….. interest rate
- Some of the stolen …………….. was discovered in an empty warehouse.
- The players will face a ……………… on charges of serious assault in October.
- The cloth is liberally soaked and wiped over the surface in a smooth ……………………… motion.
- Weapons that would have been invincible twenty years before are now vulnerable and ……………………………
Answer keys:
- nonentity
- nominal
- property
- retrial
- sweeping
- obsolete
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