Panacea – Word Of The Day For IELTS
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Panacea – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing
Panacea: (Noun)/ˌpænəˈsiːə/
Definition:
something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems
Synonyms:
Solution, Cure, Answer
Example:
For IELTS Speaking:.
“The is no panacea for the country’s economic problems.”
“Electoral reform is not a panacea. It causes almost as many problems as it solves.”
For IELTS Writing:
“In the nineteenth century, economic expansion through imperialism was seen as the panacea for the mounting social problems.”
Exercise:
Match the word below to complete these sentences.
selection, macabre, panacea, pale, panorama, malaise
- The white limestone formed a dramatic …………………… against the darkening sky.
- The …………………… of a politician as ambassador was highly controversial.
- Librarians welcomed computerization as the …………………. for all their cataloguing problems.
- These include general ……………., vision problems, and increases in anxiety and insomnia.
- And though this may sound …………, I did enjoy last night once it got going.
- Because of its name and that ……………… blue the school enjoyed a peculiar indefinable distinction
Answer keys:
- panorama
- selection
- panacea
- malaise
- macabre
- pale
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Amir
Posted on Oct 14, 2016
Hi, The content of the graphic photo seems incorrect. The post is about the word “panacea” but the additional information which are written on the photo is about the word “overdone”
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Posted on Oct 16, 2016
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