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Proceed – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Proceed – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Proceed: (Verb) /prəˈsiːd/ Definition: To continue to do something that has already been planned or started Synonyms: Go ahead, Continue, Go on, Progress Collocations: With adverb: along/ as/ before/ directly/ further/ slowly/ then proceed With verb: allow/ wish/ intend/ decide to proceed With preposition: proceed to/towards/into Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The government was determined to proceed with the election.” “The question is not whether countries should proceed along some abstract preordained development path.” For IELTS Writing: “The goal of policy, nevertheless, must be to be able to proceed as...
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Principle – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Principle – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Principle: (Noun) /ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l/ Definition: The basic idea that a plan or system is based on Synonyms: Assumption, Precept, Doctrine Collocations: With adjective: basic/ democratic/ fundamental/ general/ guiding/ important/ legal/ moral principle With verb: accept/ adhere/ agree/ apply/ based/ establish/ follow/ guide/ stick/ understand principle With preposition: principle of/that/behind Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The project worked on the principle that each person’s experience was equally valuable.” “Reflexology is based on the principle that specific areas on the feet correspond to different parts of the body.” For IELTS Writing: “The general...
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Interpret – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Interpret – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Interpret: (Verb) /ɪnˈtəːprɪt/ Definition: To translate spoken words from one language into another. Synonyms: Translate, Transcribe, Convert. Collocations: With verb: help/ need/ understand/ try to interpret With preposition: interpret as Example: For IELTS Speaking: “They spoke good Spanish, and promised to interpret for me.” “During lunch, Ben interpreted for Sasha, who didn’t speak a word of English.” For IELTS Writing: “Some educators worried that international students may not understand totally what teachers said, so they came up with the idea that finding someone who speaks mother languages of international...
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Perceive – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Perceive – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Perceive: (Verb) /pəˈsiːv/ Definition: (formal) to notice, see, or recognise something Synonyms: Consider, View, Regard Collocations: With adverb: as/ often/ widely perceive With noun: perceive need/ object/ people/ problem/ threat/ world Example: For IELTS Speaking: “He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis.” “Cats are not able to perceive colour.” For IELTS Writing: “This exchange of energy explains how we perceive the world.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: designing, range, items, perceive, conducting, restricted, administered, final, chapter, survey. The government...
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Restrict – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Restrict – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Restrict: (Verb) /rɪˈstrɪkt/ Definition: To limit or control the size, amount, or range of something. Synonyms: Inhibit, Narrow, Restrain Collocations: With adverb: more/ severely restrict With noun: restrict ability/ access/ activity/ amount/ area/ case/ choice/ development/ freedom Example: For IELTS Speaking: “In future, we will restrict class sizes to 20 students.” “Critics say some of those provisions unfairly restrict freedom of speech.” For IELTS Writing: “Much political theorising was, therefore, restricted to explicitly normative, comparisons of different forms of elite rule.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in...
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Distinct – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Distinct – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Distinct: (Adjective) /dɪˈstɪŋ(k)t/ Definition: clearly different or belonging to a different type Synonyms: Dissimilar, Distinctive, Particular Collocations: With adverb: as/ entirely/ less/ more/ quite/ so/ very distinct With noun: distinct advantage/ area/ category/ class/ form/ group/ impression/ kind/ lack/ society/ type/ species Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The learning needs of the two groups are quite distinct from each other.” “Cities have a distinct advantage over school and special districts.” For IELTS Writing: “The motivational system of a higher organism is complex, comprising several distinct types of mechanism expressed through...
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Consequence – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Consequence – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Consequence: (Noun) /ˈkɒnsɪkw(ə)ns/ Definition: something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions. Synonyms: Result, Outcome, Repercussions Collocations: With adjective: adverse/ dire/ direct/ disastrous/ economic/ environmental/ financial/ important/ inevitable/ likely/ necessary/ negative/ possible/ practical/ social consequence With verb: consider/ face/ suffer consequence Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Many believe that poverty is a direct consequence of overpopulation.” “He ate some poisonous mushrooms, with fatal consequences.” For IELTS Writing: “Marriage has social and economic consequences that extend beyond two people.” Exercise: Choose the following words to...
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Seek – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Seek – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Seek: (Verb) /siːk/ Definition: (formal) to try to achieve or get something Synonyms: Try, Looking for, Search Collocations: With noun: seek refuge/asylum/ shelter/ revenge/ damages/ compensation Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Thousands of people crossed the border, seeking refuge from the war.” “He sought revenge against Surkov for separating him from his wife and son.” For IELTS Writing: “It takes courage for parents to permit themselves to be vulnerable and seek psychological help.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: regulate, elements, constructed, seek, appropriate, traditions, maintain,...
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Equate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Equate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Equate: (Verb) /ɪˈkweɪt/ Definition: to consider that two things are similar or connected Synonyms: Associate, Relate, Connect Collocations: With noun: equate cost/ value With verb: seem/ tend to equate Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Most people equate wealth with success.” “These executives seem to equate marketing with selling and fail to consider other aspects of the marketing system.” For IELTS Writing: “For preoperational children, justice tends to be equated with punishment and whatever adults say is right must be right.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank:...
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Valid – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Valid – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Valid: (Adjective)/ˈvalɪd/ Definition: Be legally or officially acceptable. Synonyms: Legitimate, Credible, Official Collocations: With noun: valid ticket/ name/ passport/ signature/ vote/ reason/ argument/ claim/ excuse/ criticism/ comparison/ conclusion. With adverb: equally/ only/ perfectly/ statistically/ still valid Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Your return ticket is valid for three months” “If you do not already hold a valid passport, application forms may be obtained from the Post Office.” For IELTS Writing: “Perhaps women choose this style because it fits with their own, perfectly valid interactional or social goals.” Exercise: Choose the...
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Exclude- Word Of The Day For IELTS
Exclude- Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Exclude: (Verb) /ɪkˈskluːd/ Definition: To deliberately not include something or not allow someone to take part in something, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair. Synonyms: Omit, Leave out, Miss out Collocations: With noun: Analysis/ Area/ Benefit/ Clause/ Consideration/ Disease/ Evidence/ Group/ Liability/ Party/ Policy/ School/ Study With verb: Feel/ Include/ Purport/ Seek Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The remaining students were excluded from the analysis.” “In other words, women’s caring responsibilities are being used as a ground for excluding them from benefits.” For IELTS Writing: “Extending the rights...
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Consent- Word Of The Day For IELTS
Consent- Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Consent: (Noun) /kənˈsɛnt/ Definition: Permission to do something Synonyms: Authorization, Permission, Assent Collocations: With adjective: informed/ mutual/ parental/ prior consent With verb: give/ grant/ inform/ need/ obtain/ refuse/ require/ sign consent Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “He took the car without the owner’s consent.” “A patient can refuse consent for a particular treatment at any time.” For IELTS Writing: “Health authorities are advised that introduction of new screening programmes requires ethical research committee consent.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: maximise, remove, sufficient, coordinate, framework, demonstrated, volume,...
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Noble- Word Of The Day For IELTS
Noble- Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Noble: (Noun) /ˈnəʊblə(r)/ Definition: Morally good or generous in a way that is admired Synonyms: Brilliant, Extraordinary, Magnificent. Collocations: With noun: noble birth/ blood/ family/ friend/ house/ ideal/ land. With adverb: as/ more/ most/ so/ very noble Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “It’s very noble of you to spend all your weekends helping the old folk.” “It looked no doubt much like other fortified noble houses of the period in Rome, although it was perhaps more lavishly decorated.” For IELTS Writing: “The structure of agriculture makes it difficult to treat the...
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Defence – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Defence – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Defence: (Noun) /dɪˈfɛns/ Definition: the act of protecting something or someone from attack Synonyms: Aegis, Armor, Arms Collocations: With adjective: civil/ foreign/ good/ national/ only defence With noun: budget/ counsel/ expenditure/ force/ industry/ mechanism/ system/ policy With verb: provide/ spend defence Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Ony the defence budget will see the benefit of prosperity” “There is already tension over the controversial national missile defence system.” For IELTS Writing: “These difficulties were greatly exacerbated by poor civil defence planning.” Exercise: Complete the summary using words from the list below:...
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Appetite – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Appetite – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Appetite: (Noun) /ˈapɪtʌɪt/ Definition: a desire for food Synonyms: Craving, Demand, Hunger Collocations: With adjective: healthy/ insatiable/ voracious appetite With verb: feed/ increase/ lose/ satisfy/ whet/ whetted appetite Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The chicks need round the clock attention, and have developed very healthy appetites” “Seaside entrepreneurs had been feeding this appetite, building this market, for several generations already.” For IELTS Writing: “Their observations concerning the insatiable appetite for immediate team success from the age of eight are so relevant.” Exercise: Match these words and phrases with word below...
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Overdo – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Overdo – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Overdo: (Verb) /əʊvəˈduː/ Definition: to do something more than is suitable or natural Synonyms: Overuse, Overplay, Exaggerate Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Use a few drawing and photographs, but don’t overdo it.” “Analyst believe that worries about the economy are overdone.” For IELTS Writing: “Autumnal eyes are bold, obvious, slightly overdone, in deep, dark colours.” Exercise: Match these words and phrases with word below : gradually, recover, pace, overdoing, briskly, regular, recommendation, alternate. in a fixed pattern __________ quickly _____________ little by little __________ a strong suggestion ________________ speed _____________...
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Overcome – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Overcome – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Overcome: (Verb) /əʊvəˈkʌm/ Definition: To successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something. Synonyms: Defeat, Beat, Conquer Collocations: With noun: overcome attempt/ barrier/ challenge/ crisis/ difficulty/ fear/ obstacle/ problem/ shyness With verb:design/ help/ manage/need/ try to overcome Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “A number of solutions have been put forward to try and overcome this problem.” “Each school had to overcome numerous barriers to reform through the collective work of all the faculty.” For IELTS Writing: “Only when you overcome the crisis of self-confidence can opportunity...
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Distraction – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Distraction – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Distraction: (Noun) /dɪˈstrakʃ(ə)n/ Definition: Something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing Synonyms: Interruption, Confusion, Aberration Collocations: With adjective: other distraction With verb: drive/ provide distraction Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “They lived inside a person’s body and wriggled about until their presence drove him to distraction” “Teachers and parents, of course, are driven to distraction.” For IELTS Writing: “It does nothing whatsoever for the music and provides a distraction as unwelcome as it is contextually inappropriate.” Exercise: Match the word below to these definitions. struggle, revise,...
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Accuracy – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Accuracy – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Accuracy: (Noun) /ˈakjʊrəsi/ Definition: The ability to do something in an exact way without making a mistake. Synonyms: Efficiency, Veracity, Certainty Collocations: With adjective: factual/ great/ high/ reasonable/ unerring accuracy With verb: achieve/ affect/ check/ ensure/ improve/ increase/ predict/ require/ reduce/ test accuracy Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “It’s sending back measurements of global sea surface temperatures, with very high accuracy.” “It confirmed this period, but did not improve on its accuracy.” For IELTS Writing: “Additonal information can often be used to increase correction accuracy and speed, for example by...
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Antique – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Antique – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Antique: (Adjective) /anˈtiːk/ Definition: Old and often valuable Synonyms: Ancient, Aged, Prehistoric Collocations: With noun: antique dealer/ furniture/ shop Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “He had come to find out more about the antique dealer.” “The advisability of using antique furniture in a hotel bedroom is debatable.” For IELTS Writing: “It has a number of attractive old domestic buildings, schedule for preservation, and some interesting antique shops.” Exercise: Complete the sentences with suitable words below. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make...
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