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Practice Vocabulary

Vocabulary is the most important base for scoring high in IELTS. You not only require it for the speaking section but also the writing and the reading section. Improving vocabulary is that one area you can never finish off doing, but a certain level can always be achieved. So, go on and practice vocabulary.
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TYPE 1
COMPLETE THE GIVEN SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN THE BRACKET.

  1. He has been ______________ many a times for being late. (critic)
  2. The importance of exercise can be figured out by the simple fact that even though exercise is ______________ it is better than not doing it at all. (regular).
  3. Having a balanced diet is a matter of _________________ because people can only eat good if they know what is good.(educate).
  4. ______________ exercise is necessary for all the individuals.(day)
  5. There are kids who don’t want to eat healthy food simply because of its _______________.(appear)

TYPE 2
COMPLETE THE GIVEN SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION.

  1. I don’t believe ___________ spending money _______ buying expensive clothes.
  2. After a mild debate, the team finally agreed ___________ a six hour delay.
  3. Being away from your home country for a long time must be hard to cope _______________.
  4. The cloud cover prevented observers’ _______________ seeing the full moon.
  5. A team of pundits will be involved _________ launching the missile.
  6. Einstein is recognized worldwide ____________having been an exceptional scientist.

ANSWERS
TYPE 1

  1. criticized
  2. not regular
  3. education
  4. exercising
  5. appearance

TYPE 2

  1. in on
  2. to
  3. with
  4. from
  5. in
  6. as

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Exercise 204 #Synonym

Given below are five sentences, with each sentence having a word highlighted. Your task is to find the meaning of that word amongst the four options given.

Exercise 204

  1. The dramatic decade straddles many worlds.
    1. An object that fits into the top of a bottle to close it.
    2. A small decorative object in house
    3. To exist within, or include, different periods of time, activities or group of people.
    4. The place where something important comes from
  2. The books covers three epochal events that shaped the political landscape and discourse of the country.
    1. A very large see monster.
    2. A period of time in history, especially one during which important events or changes happen.
    3. To criticize somebody or something very strongly
    4. Not socially acceptable, but often still attractive despite this.
  3. Winter gripped the capital, wrapping it in a sheet of mist.
    1. Hold somebody or something tightly
    2. To interest or excite somebody
    3. Never end or improve
    4. A person’s intelligence
  4. The daily routine of my work life carries on unabated.
    1. Used as a friendly way of addressing sb.
    2. Connected with the earliest origins of life
    3. Without becoming less strong
    4. To give a long cry
  5. I still remember the sting of my school master’s cane.
    1. The darkest part of a shadow
    2. No longer having an effect or influence.
    3. Born dead
    4. Any sharp pain in your body or mind

ANSWERS
1-c
2-b
3-a
4-c
5-d

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Words Explained

English is like an ocean. There are so many words. Some of them have the same meaning as others and some different. Lets look into some of the words explained below.

  1. ABSOLVE
    Meaning-: to free from guilt or duty.
    Synonyms-: pardon, exonerate
    Antonyms-: accuse, inculpate
  2. ABHOR
    Meaning-: hate
    Synonyms-: loathe, detest
    Antonyms-: enjoy relish
  3. ACCOLADE
    Meaning-: honor, award
    Synonyms-:laurels
    Antonyms-: disgrace
  4. ACCOMPLICE
    Meaning-: a partner in crime
    Synonyms-: confederate, attribute, endure
    Antonyms-: deny, reject
  5. ACCREDIT
    Meaning-: to approve, rectify
    Synonyms-: appoint, approve, authorize, certify, commission, empower, enable, endorse, entrust, guarantee, license, okay, recognize, sanction, vouch for
    Antonyms-: deny, disapprove, reject

  6. CONDUIT

    Meaning-: a similar natural passage
    Synonyms-: duct, pipe, pipeline,conductor, main, sewer
    Antonyms-:

  7. ADULTERATE

    Meaning-: to debase or make impure by adding impure materials into it
    Synonyms-: contaminate, pollute
    Antonyms-: purify, expurgate

  8. AMBIDEXTROUS

    Meaning-: to be able to use both hands efficiently
    Synonyms-: deceptive, hypocritical, left-handed
    Antonyms-: clumsy, maladroit

  9. AUGMENT

    Meaning-: to make larger or increase the size
    Synonyms-:enhance, enlarge, expand
    Antonyms-:decrease, diminish

  10. GIBE

    Meaning-: to taunt or utter mocking words
    Synonyms-:sarcasm, swipe, joke
    Antonyms-:compliment, praise

Remember, sometimes it is not just about what you know, but more about how you express.

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Practice Vocabulary -101

Do you want to achieve great band in IELTS. Well, in that case go on practice vocabulary and find the right word.

Practice Vocabulary

    1. New research reveal that as threatening as they may feel, _____________ relationships can often enhance social and emotional development more than they can impede.
      1. illicit
      2. harmonious
      3. cosmic
      4. Cross-cultural
    2. Google’s __________ for collecting vast amounts of data about its users and their online habits has prompted increasing fears that Google could become a threat to consumer privacy.
      1. Counter-hegemonic
      2. histrionics
      3. appetite
      4. ingenuity
    3. Working women who double as care givers still carry a disproportionate load of household ________, even as men have begun shouldering responsibilities.
      1. groceries
      2. ceremonies
      3. frugalities
      4. chores
Practice Vocabulary-101

Vocabulary Words

    1. Some wealthy investors are still ___________ away from the stock market, but others consider the recent yo-yo streak a blip and are thinking more seriously about equities.
      1. whiling
      2. screening
      3. shying
      4. blistering
  1. Although adolescent maturation and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing ______ with regard to onset and duration.
    1. lasts
    2. varies
    3. falters
    4. accelerates

Solution-:
1- 4
2- 3
3- 4
4- 3
5- 2
EXPLANATIONS
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