BRIGHT-WAY
IELTS & VISA CONSULTANCY
IMPORTANT WORDS TO ACCELERATE IELTS BAND SCORE
COMPLACENT:
Self-satisfied
- looked
on his own performance with a complacent smile.
IELTS & VISA CONSULTANCY
IMPORTANT WORDS TO ACCELERATE IELTS BAND SCORE
ABANDON: To give up completely - abandoned
the sinking ship. Synonyms:
relinquish, forgo, forsake
ACADEMIC: Pertaining to school; theoretical academic
interests; an academic discussion, with no practical implications.
Synonym:
scholastic
ACCELERATE: - To quicken, speed
tip - took an accelerated
course in order to graduate early. Synonym:
expedite (adj. expeditious)
ADVERSITY: a
difficult or unpleasant situation
Misfortune - calm in the face of adversity. Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses
AGGRESSIVE (noun: AGGRESSION.
an
unprovoked attack): self-assertive;
attacking, offensive - annoyed people by his aggressive
attitude;
Synonyms: bumptious, officious, obtrusive
AMBIGUOUS: open to more than one interpretation; not having one
obvious meaning.
"ambiguous phrases"
not clear or decided.
"the election result was
ambiguous"
Uncertain, vague, capable
of being inter- in more
than one way - puzzled by the
Ambiguous
statement.
Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous
APPREHENSIVE ADJ (verb: APPREHEND): Fearful
- Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of the examination.
ARTFUL: Sly; crafty - attained
his mean objective by artful measures. Synonyms:
cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful
Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous,
artless.
ATHEIST: (N) One who denies that God exists - The atheist declared, "There is no God." Synonyms: infidel, agnostic
ATTRIBUTE (verb): Assign, credit, to allocate
"he
attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director -attributed his success to bard work.
Synonym:
ascribe
(Noun):
An inherent quality -Generosity was his outstanding attribute.
AUTHENTIC: Genuine -proved to be an authentic document. Synonyms:
veritable, bona fide
Antonyms, bogus
BANTER: Good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits I exchanged
banter, to the amusement of the audience.
Synonyms:
raillery, chaff
AMUSEMENT the state or experience of finding something funny.
"we
looked with amusement at our horoscopes"
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synonyms:
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the
provision or enjoyment of entertainment.
"An
evening's amusement"
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synonyms:
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entertainment, pleasure, leisure, relaxation, fun, enjoyment
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BIASED: ADJ: unfairly prejudiced for
or against someone or something.
"We
will not tolerate this biased media coverage"
Misled by a biased point of view. Synonyms:
bigoted, arbitrary, partial,
partisan Antonyms: disinterested, equitable
BIZARRE: very strange or unusual.
"a bizarre situation"
Queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre clothes, outlandish in the extreme.
Synonyms: odd, fantastic, grotesque, eccentric
CANDID (noun: CANDOR): Frank, outspoken; impartial a candid reply that could
hardly be more forthright.
Synonyms: artless, ingenuous,
unbiased
CHRONIC: Continuing a long time; habitual-a. chronic complaint,
persisting for years. Synonyms: persistent, unremitting,
inveterate, incessant, constant
CIVIL:
relating
to ordinary citizens and their
concerns, as distinct from
military or ecclesiastical matters.
"civil aviation"
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synonyms:
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secular, non-religious
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courteous and polite.
"they were
comparatively civil
to their daughter"
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synonyms:
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polite, courteous, well
mannered
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Of or having to do with citizens or the state -
We I civil duties as well as civil
Liberties.
COALITION (verb: COALESCE): Alliance; merging of various units into one unit - three parties forming a coalition to rule the country.
Synonyms:
amalgamation, consolidation, fusion
COLLUSION: Working together secretly for an evil purpose - acted in collusion
to overthrow the government.
Synonyms:
collaboration, conspiracy, conniving, machination
COMPATIBLE: Harmonious; able, to get along together parted company because
they were not
compatible.
Synonyms:
congruous, consistent
COMPENSATION: Payment for services - just compensation for his labor. Synonyms: stipend, remuneration, recompense, emolument
