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Advent – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Advent – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Advent: (Noun) /ˈædvent/ Definition: The time when something first begins to be widely used Synonyms: Coming, Arrival, Onset Collocations: With noun: Advent calendar Example: For IELTS Speaking: “However, it was the advent of television which really transformed sportsmen.” “The advent of natural gas for use in the ammonia process occurred in the early 1970s.” “This type of person continued to visit the island until the 1960s and the advent of air travel for all.” For IELTS Writing: “The advent of policy activism implied an adherence to policy rules radically...
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Fatality – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Fatality – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Fatality: (Noun) /fəˈtæləti/ Definition: a death in an accident or a violent attack the fact that a disease is certain to cause death the feeling that you cannot control what happens to you Synonyms: Accident, Casualty, Disaster Collocations: With noun: fatality rate Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Severe deliriumtremens has a fatality rate of 20%, higher than any drug except the barbiturates.” “According to the National Fire Protection Association, we have the highest fatality rate from fire in the industrial world.” “But there were no fatalities and the number of...
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Consensus – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Consensus – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Consensus: (Noun) /kənˈsensəs/ Definition: An opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts Synonyms: Agreement, Accord, Consent. Collocations: With verbs: reach/ achieve/ build/ grow/ reflect/ seek a consensus. With adjectives: national/ international/ clear/ moral/ political/ scientific/ social/ strong consensus With nouns: consensus estimate/ politic/ view/ sequence Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The international consensus seems to be that any return will be only to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.” “Be that as it may, there now exists a political consensus in favour of the complete monetary integration...
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Hideaway – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Hideaway – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Hideaway: (Noun) /ˈhaɪdəweɪ/ Definition: a place where you can go when you want to be alone Synonyms: Hideout, Refuge Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Army regulations prohibit public displays of affection by soldiers, and private hideaways are hard to come by.” “He had been surprised that they had discovered the Catherine Palace hideaway” For IELTS Writing: “His wife and children were released by immigration officials and taken to a secret hideaway.“ Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: function, consist, estimate, method, involves, proceed, structure, assess, define,...
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Ferment – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Ferment – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Ferment: (Verb) /fərˈment/ Definition: if fruit, beer, wine etc ferments, or if it is fermented, the sugar in it changes to alcohol Synonyms: Bacteria, Enzyme, Bacterium Example: For IELTS Speaking: “At the beginning of the season, when the vegetation within is actively fermenting, it may overheat.” “If the temperature is too low the beer will stop fermenting.” “Set the bucket in the position where you intend to ferment the beer.” For IELTS Writing: “Given an adequate amount of glucose, the ethanol content of a fermenting liquid rises until it...
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Camouflage – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Camouflage – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Camouflage: (Verb) /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/ Definition: to hide something, especially by making it look the same as the things around it, or by making it seem like something else. Synonyms: Hide, Conceal, Cover up, Disguise Collocations: Camouflage something with something Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Before going amongst outlandish strangers, it may be sensible to camouflage oneself.” “He had one of those poor beards, the kind that camouflage a slack jaw.” “It had been perfectly camouflaged, with its ears pulled back and its white flanks hidden by a furtive crouch.” For IELTS...
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Prognostication – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Prognostication – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Prognostication: (Noun) /prɑːɡˌnɑːstɪˈkeɪʃn/ Definition: A statement about what you think will happen in the future Synonyms: Forecast, Prediction Example: For IELTS Speaking: “And yet rarely has a summit been preceded by such gloomy prognostications.” “Bernstein, during our talks, confirmed this prognostication.” “But the trouble with the picture is that it does absolutely nothing with its various prognostications except play the fool with them.” For IELTS Writing: “Proponents of the changes did, however, find the prognostications of their adversaries far too pessimistic and polemical.” Exercise: Choose the following words to...
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Reiterate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Reiterate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Reiterate: (Verb) /riˈɪtəreɪt/ Definition: (formal) to repeat a statement or opinion in order to make your meaning as clear as possible Synonyms: Restate, Repeat Collocations: With noun: reiterate belief/ call/ commitment/ point/ view/ support Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Graham came to San Francisco a week ago and reiterated his belief that homosexuality is a sin.” “Responding, Airbus chief executive Noel Forgeard reiterated that the government loans were repayable.” “The first principle reiterates a point made earlier: although they favoured reform rather than punishment, this was not for humanitarian reasons.”...
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Tantamount – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Tantamount – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Tantamount: (Adjective) /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/ Definition: if an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad, it has the same effect or is almost as bad Synonyms: Identical, Commensurable Collocations: be tantamount to something Example: For IELTS Speaking: “A simple error of judgement was tantamount to artistic suicide.” “Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship.” “For campaign strategists, this was tantamount to spinning straw into gold” For IELTS Writing: “At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is tantamount to spiritual repression.”...
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Zealous – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Zealous – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Zealous: (Adjective) /ˈzeləs/ Definition: someone who is zealous does or supports something with great energy Synonyms: Enthusiastic, Avid, Eager Collocations: Be zealous in (doing) something Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Only the most zealous supporters of Thatcherism were in favour of the tax.” “Some of the officers were more zealous than others in enforcing the disciplinary code.” “He was always zealous in good works, always regular at worship and a key member of the church.” For IELTS Writing: “No zealous advocate of good citizenship would argue that political participation ought...
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Banter – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Banter – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Banter: (Noun) /ˈbæntər/ Definition: friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other. Synonyms: Conversation, Discussion, Chat Example: For IELTS Speaking: “At first the other orderlies had merely seized upon it as an excuse for extra banter.” “But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.” “The good-natured banter between them excluded Marie.” For IELTS Writing: “He usually leaves most of his talking for the court, where he likes to hound opponents with defiant banter.” Exercise:...
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Discrete – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Discrete – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Discrete: (Adjective) /dɪˈskriːt/ Definition: clearly separate Synonyms: Separate, Disconnected Collocations: With noun: discrete entity/ unit Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “This is quite different to a group portrait, which is a well-defined, discrete entity that we can adopt unilaterally.” “The structure now reflects the continuum rather than the discrete units we perceive.” “They are an extension of his nuclear family but also a discrete entity.” For IELTS Writing: “The situation is different for native speakers of the language who automatically perceive the speech as being chopped up into discrete units.”...
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Facade – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Facade – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Facade: (Noun) /fəˈsɑːd/ Definition: the front of a building, especially a large and important one a way of behaving that hides your real feelings Synonyms: Exterior, Front, Veneer Collocations: With verb: maintain the facade Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Now the wise extra-mural department would doubtless maintain a facade of what appear to be voluntary committees.” “At the same time, she remained a perfectionist, equally determined to present a flawless facade.” “The facade of the building at least escaped from rigour.” For IELTS Writing: “The facade will be changed by...
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Garnish – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Garnish – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Garnish: (Verb) /ˈɡɑːrnɪʃ/ Definition: to add something to food in order to decorate it Synonyms: Decorate, Enhance, Trim Collocations: garnish something with something Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Ladle over the sauce, garnish with the fried pork and Sichuan peppercorns and serve at once.” “Scatter the Mozzarella over the pizzas, then garnish with the chopped sun-dried tomatoes.” “She garnished her built-up Trifle with strips of bright currant jelly, crystallised sweetmeats or flowers.” For IELTS Writing: “Garnish the salad with tropical fruits and sautéed wild mushrooms.” Exercise: Choose the following words...
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Sporadic – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Sporadic – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Sporadic: (Adjective) /spəˈrædɪk/ Definition: happening fairly often, but not regularly Synonyms: Intermittent, Infrequent, Irregular Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Different patterns of clinical involvement with genetic transmission or sporadic occurrence are recognised.” “I kept hearing aircraft passing low overhead and sporadic gunfire from automatic weapons.” “Major cities hit by sporadic uprisings and riots.” For IELTS Writing: “Secondly, familial cases have sometimes shown a lower age at onset than sporadic cases, which is consistent with aetiological heterogeneity.” Exercise: Match the word below to these definitions. struggle, revise, project, distractions, studious, background...
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Cosmopolitan – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Cosmopolitan – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Cosmopolitan: (Noun) /ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlɪtən/ Definition: someone who has travelled a lot and feels at home in any part of the world Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Hassan is a French-speaking cosmopolitan.” “Of course, better lounges and bartenders understand the classical value of martinis and cosmopolitans.” For IELTS Writing: “Vernacular cosmopolitans are compelled to make a tryst with cultural translation as an act of survival.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: cosmopolitans, transferred, aspect, normal, previous, selected, injury, complex, equated, relevant. Patricia Chan has been _______________ to represent...
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Prestige – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Prestige – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Prestige: (Noun) /preˈstiːʒ/ Definition: The respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society Synonyms: Reputation, Standing, Stature Collocations: With adjective: great/ high/ international/ personal/ social prestige With verb: carry/ enhance/ enjoy/ gain/ lose prestige Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Traditionally, public university degrees have carried far greater social prestige.” “Other forms of information are required for the purposes of international prestige.” “To present his policy to the outside world and defuse opposition to it, he made brilliant use of his personal...
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Alumnus – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Alumnus – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Alumnus: (Noun) /əˈlʌmnəs/ Definition: a former student of a school, college etc (plural: Alumni) Synonyms: Student, Postgraduate, Alumna Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “Change of this sort is probably what some administrators, cadets and alumni feared all along.” “In studying their alumni fund-raising campaigns, administrators found female graduates had fewer ties to their alma maters.” “The following information about Birmingham alumni has been collected from recent news reports.” For IELTS Writing: “Delta has an integrated system with capabilities for student administrative functions such as scheduling, grading, attendance and alumni development”...
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Adversity – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Adversity – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Adversity: (Noun) /ədˈvɜːrsəti/ Definition: a situation in which you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck Synonyms: Calamity, Catastrophe, Disaster Collocations: With verb: face/ overcome adversity Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “At one time or other, we all face adversity.” “This is an uplifting story of triumph by a black woman who overcame adversity and became an inspiration for millions.” “If you have faced adversity, learn from those troubled times and begin again.” For IELTS Writing: “Childhood adversities also affect parenting indirectly through their...
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Bizarre – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Bizarre – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Bizarre: (Adjective) /bɪˈzɑːr/ Definition: very unusual or strange Synonyms: Weird, Surreal, Uncanny Collocations: With noun: bizarre situation/ thing/ twist Example: For IELTS Speaking:. “White deejays’ desire to sound black resulted in some bizarre situations.” “This is a bizarre thing, this national disgust hanging over the World Series like the smell of old tuna.” “In a bizarre twist, the continuing rise in fuel taxes could force the petrol companies themselves to hike prices further.” For IELTS Writing: “The bizarre circumstances of her early life left her with a scatter-shot education...
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