Refinement – Word of the Day
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Refinement – Word of the Day for IELTS Speaking and Writing
Refinement : (Noun) /rɪˈfaɪn.mənt/
Definition :
An improvement, usually a small one, to something.
Synonyms :
Clarification, Processing
IELTS Actual Tests Questions (January - April 2021) with Answers
Collocations :
With adjective: considerable/great/extra/further/continuous/endless/useful/technical/modern refinement.
With verb: need/require/add/introduce refinement.
Example :
For IELTS Speaking :
“The technology requires a great deal of refinement.”
“A greater refinement of the categorization is possible.”
For IELTS Writing :
“Aims are necessary starting points, but before the teacher can begin to provide learning experiences further refinement is essential.”
Exercise :
Choose the following words to fill in the blank : overlapped, scenarios, refinements, temporary, confine, distortion, ceaselessly, mediate, analogies, inherent.
- He is very traditional in his thinking and believes that women should __________ themselves to housework and child-raising.
- The human body __________ adapts to the constant changes that take place in its environment.
- ESL students often try to draw __________ between English and their mother tongue, but it is not always possible.
- Stress is an __________ part of life, with both positive and negative consequences.
- The bike path is closed for a __________ period so that repairs can be made to the asphalt.
- I love the __________ on the guitar in that song; it sounds so cool!
- The Smiths used a marriage counsellor to __________ their separation and were able to settle things without any major problems.
- Scientists are studying various abrupt climate change __________ to assess their impact on our planet.
- The two programs __________, so students in the first program had to miss the first few days of classes in the second program because of final exams.
- Recent __________ to the software appear to have removed the bugs that were causing problems.
Are these rights?
1.confine
2.ceaselessly
3.analogues
4.inherent
5.temporary
6.distortion
7.mediate
8.scenarios
9.overlapped
10.refinements
Thank you..
Hi again,
You’re right! Great job! Keep it up, Ilky 🙂