Let us learn a new word - ludicrous- in this story.
Today's word of the day is 'Ludicrous'.
The word 'Ludicrous' is an adjective and can be pronounced as
'loo-di-kruhs' (/ˈluːdɪkrəs/).
The meaning of the word is 'completely unreasonable, stupid, or wrong'.
Some synonyms of the word are: 'Ridiculous', 'Crazy' and 'Absurd'.
Some antonyms of the word are :
lame, unamusing, dull, dignified.
Example:
For IELTS Speaking:
1. And as he talked, I thought how ludicrous life sometimes was.
2. Since I mentioned this ludicrous example of time-wasting to Julia MacKenzie, she has phoned roughly twice a day.
For IELTS Writing:
Yet it is equally ludicrous for a city to ask its taxpayers to subsidize a private good such as golf.
For exercises to learn the usage properly, click on the given link.