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Mechanism – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Mechanism – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Mechanism: (Noun) /ˈmekənɪzəm/ Definition: a set of moving parts in a machine that performs a task. Synonyms: System, Structure, Instrument. Collocations: With adjective: firing, locking, steering, trigger, winding mechanism. With verb: Mechanism operate, work. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The door locking mechanism doesn’t work.” “The gun froze, jamming the mechanism.” For IELTS Writing: “The mechanism for drying the clothes of the washing machine is childproof.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: mechanism, series, summary, despite, communicates, approximate, impose, goal, professional, parallel. We watched a news...
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Undertake – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Undertake – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Undertake: (Verb) /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ Definition: to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it Synonyms: Shoulder, Engage, Launch. Collocations: Undertake task/research/project. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “University professors both teach and undertake research.” “The company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident.” For IELTS Writing: “The research intitiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: concentrations, grant, parameters, dimensions. statistically, attitude, obviously, integrated, undertakes, projections. In February of 1996, Princess Diana of Wales announced...
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Licence – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Licence – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Licence: (Noun) /ˈlaɪsns/ Definition: an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something. Synonyms: Authorization, Certificate, Charter. Collocations: With adjective: valid, special, car, driving, marriage, export, gaming, import, operating, trade, trading licence With verb: have, hold, buy, gain, get, obtain, win, apply for, make an application for, refuse, revoke, take away licence. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “You can buy a TV licence at the post office. “ “The company has won the licence to run trains from the south coast to London.“...
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Coincidence – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Coincidence – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Coincidence: (Noun) /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns/ Definition: When two things happened at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual. Synonyms: Accident, Happening Collocations: sheer, pure, mere, happy, lucky, fortunate, unfortunate, strange, curious, remarkable, amazing, extraordinary coincidence. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “By coincidence, Jane and I both study at a University of Economics.” “It was sheer coincidence that we were staying in the same hotel.“ For IELTS Writing: “It was a coincidence that three earthquakes happened across the world in...
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Hierarchy – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Hierarchy – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Hierarchy: (Noun) /ˈhʌɪərɑːki/ Definition: A system of organization in which people or things are divided into levels of importance. Synonyms: Position, Ranking Collocations: With adjective: administrative/catholic/ecclesiastical/local/managerial/old/rigid/roman/social/strict/traditional hierarchy. With verb: arrange/based/create/establish/flatten/form/move hierarchy. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “He can afford to argue with the local hierarchy when the interests of his order require it.” “Society was arranged in a dual hierarchy, of laymen and clergy.“ For IELTS Writing: “When children are segregated by ability groups, a social hierarchy develops.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: intervene, voluntary,...
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Assumption – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Assumption – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Assumption: (Noun) /əˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/ Definition: Something that you think is true although you have no definite proof. Synonyms: Acceptance, Presumption, Hypothesis. Collocations: With adjective: basic/certain/different/false/fundamental/general/implicit/reasonable/underlying assumption. With verb: based/challenge/depend/make/question/rest/work assumption Example: For IELTS Speaking: “A lot of people make the assumption that poverty only exists in the developing countries.” “Our plans were based on the assumption that everyone would be willing to help.” For IELTS Writing: “The furore among providers about current government-funding policies which challenge the latter assumption suggests that this is a real danger.” Exercise: Choose the following...
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Stimulate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Stimulate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Stimulate: (Verb) /ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/ Definition: To help an activity to begin or develop further or encourage someone by making them excited about and interested in something. Synonyms: Encourage, Inspire, Prompt. Collocations: With noun: Stimulate ability/acid/activity/body/brain/cell/circulation/demand/development/economy/effort/ government/growth/hormone/idea/imagination/industry/interest/investment/market/production/rate/release/research/ response/ secretion/system/tax. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Her interest in science was stimulated by her father.” “An inspiring teacher can stimulate students to succeed.“ For IELTS Writing: “Another part of the economy was stimulated by the need to provide a labour force to grow this flourishing crop.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in...
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Legislation – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Legislation – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Legislation: (Noun) /lɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Definition: A law of set of laws Synonyms: Law, Charter, Regulation Collocations: With adjective: current/ delegated/ environmental/ existing/ federal/ national/ new/ recent/ legislation With verb: allow/ approve/ bring/ consider/ draft/ enact/ implement/ introduce/ oppose/ pass legislation With preposition: legislation on/to Example: For IELTS Speaking: “The government will introduce legislation to force brewers to list in ingredients in their beers.” “It was a huge change when Russia passed legislation to allow the sale of private property.” For IELTS Writing: “Campaigners argue that poor countries faced with a...
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Credit – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Credit – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Credit: (Verb) /ˈkrɛdɪt/ Definition: to believe or admit that someone has a quality, or has done something good. Synonyms: Attention, Acknowledgment, Acclaim Collocations: With adverb: widely credit. With verb: give something or someone credit. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Evans is credited with inventing the system.” “You had to give him credit for playing to the sensibilities of his audience.” For IELTS Writing: “No more than five candidates could be credited with more than 41,667 votes each.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the blank: achieving, obtained, compute,...
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Resident – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Resident – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Resident: (Noun) /ˈrɛzɪd(ə)nt/ Definition: Someone who lives or stays in a particular place Synonyms: Citizen, Native, National, Inhabitant. Collocations: With adjective: elderly/ legal/ local/ longtime/ nearby/ new/ old/ permanent/ rural resident. With noun: area/ city/ country resident. Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Only several months more use of both products will determine which, if either, remains as a permanent resident.” “The church should make more contact with new residents as soon as possible after their arrival.” For IELTS Writing: “Perhaps local authorities should thankfully accept this solution and turn their...
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Distribute – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Distribute – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Distribute: (Verb) /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ Definition: To share things among a group of people, especially, in a planned way Synonyms: Give out, Hand out, Share Collocations: With adverb: equally/ evenly/ over/ randomly/ unevenly/ widely distribute With noun: distribute funds/ information/ material/ money/ member/ network/ power/ product With preposition: distribute something among/to somebody Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees” ” Milk is distributed to the local shop by the delivery man. For IELTS Writing: “A might be excepted from the study of mortality data acute...
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Derive – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Derive – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Derive: (Verb) /dɪˈrʌɪv/ Definition: To get something, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from something Synonyms: Acquire, Receive, Obtain Collocations: With adverb: directly derive With noun: derive benefit/ comfort/ energy/ pleasure/ satisfaction/ value Example: For IELTS Speaking: “Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique.” “Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course” For IELTS Writing: “One consents to the establishment of a political society and its authority because of the benefits one will derive from its existence.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill in the...
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Underestimate – Word Of The Day For IELTS
Underestimate – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing Underestimate: (Verb) /ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/ Definition: To think or guess that something is smaller, cheaper, easier etc than it really is Synonyms: Underate, Undervalue, Belittle Collocations: With adverb: grossly/ never/ seriously underestimate With noun: underestimate amount/ difficulty/ effect/ extent/ figures/ importance/ mistake/ number/ people/ power/ problem/ strength/ value Example: For IELTS Speaking: “We underestimated how long it would take to get there” “Never underestimate the power of self-motivation.” For IELTS Writing: “In particular, the role of language in the equation has been grossly underestimated.” Exercise: Choose the following words to fill...
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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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