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Diligent – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Diligent – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Diligent: (Adjective) /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ Definition: someone who is diligent works hard and is careful and thorough Synonyms: Industrious, Hard-working, Studious Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The book required ten years of diligent research.” “Tony is a very diligent student.” For IELTS Writing: “They have a powerful cultural drive to achieve, which makes them extremely diligent, effective and reliable workers.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: achieving, obtained, compute, instituted, diligent, residents, evaluated, assisted, primary, site. She _______________ the doctor during the operation. World chess champion Gary Kasparov...
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Superfluous – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Superfluous – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Superfluous: (Adjective) /suːˈpɜːrfluəs/ Definition: more than is needed or wanted Synonyms: Unnecessary, Excessive, Redundant Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “We’re cutting out superfluous layers of managers.” ” I take issue with the view that district ethics committees are superfluous once central committees have approved a multicentre project. For IELTS Writing: “Loss of active swimming habits may have rendered the complex suture lines superfluous.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: thesis,superfluous, voluntarily, converted, priority, disposal, files, intervene, hierarchy, chemistry, stimulated. The boss was obliged to __________ in...
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Zenith – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Zenith – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Zenith: (Noun) /ˈzenɪθ/ Definition: the most successful point in the development of something Synonyms: Peak, Pinnacle, Apex Collocation: Reach its zenith/ be at its zenith Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The Roman Empire reached its zenith around the year 100.” ” II sat watching as the sun reached its zenith and the muezzin began to call the people to prayers.t is with the porcupines, however, that the spiny defensive system reaches its zenith.” For IELTS Writing: “Couture, that zenith of craft, detail and construction, comes closest to approximating art in...
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Coerce – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Coerce – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Coerce: (Verb) /koʊˈɜːrs/ Definition: to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them Synonyms: Force, Compel, Press Collocation: Coerce somebody into (doing) something Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “In many cases, young women are coerced or bribed into relationships with older men.” “They may assert, for instance, that crucial evidence was covered up or a confession was coerced.” For IELTS Writing: ” This gives the workforce both a much greater capacity to coerce management and a consciousness of its collective power, claims Mallet.” Exercise:...
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Demure – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Demure – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Demure: (Adjective) /dɪˈmjʊr/ Definition: quite, serious, and well-behaved – used especially about women in the past Synonyms: Prim, Reticent, Timid Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Old photos of Maggie show her young and demure” “She looked almost demure, she thought disparagingly, glaring at her reflection as if her dilemma were all the mirror’s fault.” For IELTS Writing: ” He is as good as his name, as wild, eccentric and ebullient as Keane is demure and disciplined.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: demure, format, protocol, vision,...
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Erudite – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Erudite – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Erudite: (Adjective) /ˈerudaɪt/ Definition: showing a lot of knowledge based on careful study Synonyms: Knowledgeable, Literate, Scholarly Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The Cunning Man” is an intricate and erudite work.” “Gregarious, erudite and energetic, Brezzo could never be accused of thinking in small, ordinary ways.” For IELTS Writing: “Accelerating violence and horror eventually hit maximum velocity and warp into nonsense, no matter how erudite the script.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: inevitable, contradict, displaced, ambiguous, random, paragraph, guideline, erudite, terminated, inspect. The newly hired...
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Feral – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Feral – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Feral: (Adjective) /ˈferəl/ Definition: feral animals used to live with humans but have become wild Synonyms: Wild, Ferocious, Savage Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “A feral world of backbiting malice, veiled threats, liars and blackmailers.” “Resembling a feral cat, it could be identified by its fox’s tail and shining, mirror-like eyes.” For IELTS Writing: “Interbreeding with feral cats is probably the biggest threat to the wildcat.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: crucial, appended, reinforced, highlighted, feral, intense, theme, visually, dramatically, plus. He had light brown...
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Rash – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Rash – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Rash: (Adjective) /ræʃ/ Definition: if you are rash, you do things too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether they are sensible or not Synonyms: Audacious, Impulsive, Careless. Collocations: Rash decisions Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “He was smiling but with such grimness that she began to regret her rash decision to come.” “Before making any rash decisions about your fund you should consider the following points.” For IELTS Writing: “The rash application of strong antiseptic solutions to prevent or ward off infection is another rare cause of urethritis.” Exercise: Match...
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Nadir – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Nadir – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Nadir: (Noun) /ˈneɪdɪr/ Definition: the time when a situation is at its worst Synonyms: Bottom, Base, Low point Antonym: Zenith Collocations: With verb: Reach nadir Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The tsar’s fortunes had reached their nadir.” “If the field continues to decay at its present rate, it will reach its nadir in some 1, 200 years.” For IELTS Writing: “On 4 October 1406, when Henry’s government was at its nadir, he finally became keeper of the Privy Seal.” Exercise: Match the word below to complete these sentences. property, sweeping,...
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Appease – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Appease – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Appease: (Verb) /əˈpiːz/ Definition: to make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving them what they want Synonyms: Allay, Alleviate, Pacify Collocations: With verb: Attempt to appease Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “This was a clever attempt to appease the people, but it backfired.” “When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him” For IELTS Writing: “Human rights activists accuse the United Nations of appeasing the militia.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: overlapped, scenarios, refinements, temporary, confine, appease, ceaselessly,...
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Callous – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Callous – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Callous: (Adjective) /ˈkæləs/ Definition: not caring that other people are suffering Synonyms: Apathetic, Careless, Heartless Antonyms: Caring, Sensitive, Concerned Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “The company showed callous disregard for the safety of their employees.” “We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life ” For IELTS Writing: “The press, in its callous, cynical way, was suspicious of the pro-gram at first and called it pure symbolism.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: isolated, topics, classics, dynamic, sole, adapt, couple, prohibits, finite, identical. Disney’s early...
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Migrate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Migrate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Migrate: (Verb) /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ Definition: to go to live in another area or country Synonyms: Emigrate, Exodus Collocations: With nouns: Area, Bird, Cell, People Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “For capital, an alternative to migrating to cheap labour areas is to attract cheap, relatively disposable, migrant labour.” “Then it was starting to be winter and getting cold and it was getting time for the bird to migrate South.” “Some cells migrate beneath the future skin and will give rise to pigment cells.” For IELTS Writing: “The condition of insecurity which often...
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Metamorphosis – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Metamorphosis – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Metamorphosis: (Noun) /ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs/ Definition: a process in which something changes completely into something very different Synonyms: Transformation, Evolution, Conversion Collocations: With verb: Undergo Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Within the chrysalis the insect undergoes complete metamorphosis.” “Those lacking confidence in their own scientific skills and knowledge, are undergoing a metamorphosis with a 20-day course at Teesside Polytechnic.” “When this imperceptible metamorphosis took place, it would not be long before another marriage was arranged.” For IELTS Writing: “Books and movies appear to be undergoing the same kind of metamorphosis worldwide that...
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Endurance – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Endurance – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Endurance: (Noun) /ɪnˈdʊrəns/ Definition: The ability to continue doing something difficult or painful over a long period of time Synonyms: Courage, Perseverance, Tolerance Collocations: With adjective: physical endurance Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Caffeine has long been used to increase physical endurance, in both humans and animals.” “Now that was a feat of ability, patience and sheer physical endurance.” “It takes them to the limits of physical endurance, then asks for more.” For IELTS Writing: “Strength and physical endurance would rocket as blood surged around their systems with unprecedented vigour.”...
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Wingspan – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Wingspan – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Wingspan: (Noun) /ˈwɪŋspæn/ Definition: The distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “His wingspan is huge and so is his shadow on the earth.” “The other plane continued its turn its wingspan widening.” “The plane had a wingspan of eighty feet and broke all records for altitude and range.” For IELTS Writing: “A small brownish butterfly with a lifespan of less than a week and a wingspan shorter than your little finger.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill...
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Protectorate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Protectorate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Protectorate: (Noun) /prəˈtektərət/ Definition: a country that is protected and controlled by a more powerful country Synonyms: Outpost, Province, Territory Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “By 1090 Rodrigo had succeeded in establishing a huge protectorate in the east which he found increasingly hard to maintain.” “The colony plus the protectorate thus came to constitute what is now Sierra Leone.” “With the advent of independence in 1961, the cultural gap between colony and protectorate suddenly assumed new and larger political significance.” For IELTS Writing: “Island authorities are keen to take advantage...
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Astounding – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Astounding – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Astounding: (Adjective) /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ Definition: so surprising that it is almost impossible to believe Synonyms: Surprising, Extraordinary, Amazing Example: For IELTS Speaking: “But Christopher was playing happily in hospital last night after making an astounding recovery.” “One of them constructed the astounding rock-hewn churches at Lalibela.” For IELTS Writing: “Webster’s try midway through the first half was well-taken coming on the end of an astounding burst by prop Huw Williams-Jones.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: coincidence, integral, converse, militarized, unification, insubordination, unrestrained, portion, erosion, assurances...
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Ascribe – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Ascribe – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Ascribe: (Verb) /əˈskraɪb/ Definition: to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc to claim that something has been written, said, made etc by a particular person to believe that something or someone has a particular quality Synonyms: Attribute, Impute, Accredit Collocations: Ascribe something to somebody/something Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The report ascirbes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.” “A quotation that’s often been ascribed to Marilyn Monroe.” “Local people ascribe healing properties to this fruit.” For IELTS Writing: “There seems no...
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Postulate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Postulate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Postulate: (Verb) /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/ Definition: To suggest that something might have happened or be true Synonyms: Hypothesize, Theorize, Assume Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Darwin postulated the modern theory of evolution.” “Again, inhibition of suppressor cell activity was postulated to be responsible.” “I agree with Mr. Park that in the case postulated the will would have been validly executed.” For IELTS Writing: “Enlightenment philosophers postulated a social contract to which rational, independent men could be expected to agree.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: processed, reoccur, postulated,...
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Bedrock – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Bedrock – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Bedrock: (Noun) /ˈbedrɑːk/ Definition: The basic ideas, features, or facts on which something is based. Synonyms: Basis, Foundation, Cornerstone Collocations: With verb: form bedrock Example: For IELTS Speaking: “They formed the bedrock of the college’s Black Student Society, which regularly invited guest speakers and performers.” “They form the bedrock of our economic planet.” “Honestly is the bedrock of any healthy relationship.” For IELTS Writing: “Marriage and children are the bedrock of family life.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: bedrock, obtained, compute, instituted, credit, residents,...
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