🇬🇧 Vocab IELTS TOEFL GMAT

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2020-12-26 08:25:23 You should know these vocabularies to get a score you really deserve:

misconstrue - interpret (one's words or actions) wrongly.
nominal - (of a price or charge) very small; far below the real value or cost.
"they charge a nominal fee for the service"
accretion - growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
"the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves"
specious - having a false look of truth or genuineness
germane - relevant to a subject under consideration.
"that is not germane to our theme"
bemused - puzzled, confused, or bewildered.
"Lucy looked a little bemused"
holistic - wholly "USA needs to take a holistic approach to energy planning that includes other factors, such as energy efficiency and development of clean technologies to complement wind and solar."
sate - satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.
"sate your appetite at the resort's restaurant"
per se - by or in itself or themselves, only.
"it is not these facts per se that are important"
obtuse - stupid or slow to understand.
"don't be so obtuse!"
pop round - to visit someone.
"I will pop round and see John"

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2020-11-24 10:49:03 Fervor - intense and passionate feeling.
"Events were filled with Trump 2020 flags and fervor."

Ripple - spread through a person, group, or place.
"The tensions start on the chess board and ripple out from there."

Outlast - live or last longer than.
"the kind of beauty that will outlast youth"

Thwart - prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; Foil.
"he never did anything to thwart his father"

Foil - prevent (smth considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
"a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery"

Dismantle - take (a machine or structure) to pieces.
"the engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap"

Tamp down - to reduce the amount, level, size, or importance of smth
"The party retained power by boosting the economy and tamping down corruption."

Loom - to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object.
"Looming dark storm clouds."

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2020-11-23 10:17:06 Chalk and Cheese :
Things or people, which are like chalk and cheese, are very different and have nothing in common.

Champagne Taste on A Beer Budget :
Someone who lives above their means and likes things they cannot afford has champagne taste on a beer budget.

Catch Someone Red-Handed:
If someone is caught red-handed, they are found doing something wrong or illegal.

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2020-11-16 23:17:38 Mischievous - (of an action or statement) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble.
"a mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence"

Mesmerize - hypnotize, capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.
"They were mesmerized by his story"
"The crowd was mesmerized by the acrobats"

Ingratiate - bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
"a sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy"

Subordinate - lower in rank or position.
"his subordinate officers"

Palliative – soothing
“Many old medicines are only palliative”

Penury – impoverishment, indigence
“He could not face yet another year of penury”

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2020-11-14 20:27:49 LIT – something is very good, enjoyable or exciting.
Your hat with an American flag is very lit.

SNATCHED – very fashionable, looks really good.
Her dress is snatched.

ON FLEEK – perfectly done.
Your homework is on fleek!

LOW - KEY – quiet, modest, not very assertive.
I want to keep my party low-key.

SLAY – to do really well or succeed at something.
I slayed the test!

STAN – a crazed and obsessed fan.
I am a football stan.

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2020-11-11 20:34:04 A STORM IN A TEACUP - a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important

She's made an official complaint to the CEO about the type of cheese in the cheese sandwiches at the canteen. This seems to me to be a storm in a teacup.

TO KICK THE BUCKET - to die

Unfortunately our favourite neighbour kicked the bucket 3 years ago, but we still feel her presence in the neighborhood.

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK - everything imaginable

Will packs lightly for travel, but I throw everything but the kitchen sink into my suitcase.

THE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NO ONE'S HOME - used to say that somebody is stupid, even though they may appear normal

Jennifer has a degree in interior design, but the lights are on and no one's home.

DONKEY'S YEARS - used to describe an action that has continued for a very long time

Will has lived in the countryside for donkey's years - he just wouldn't survive in the city!

NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT - not very exciting or special

The meal was nice, but it was nothing to write home about.

KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED - keep your eyes open or be vigilant

Keep your eyes peeled for green scarves.

TAKE A CHILL PILL - calm down! Relax!

At the picnic, I told Mary to take a chill pill as she was freaking out about a wasp.

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2020-10-28 01:26:40 disillusionment – disappointment; state of having lost belief in something

unadorned – without decoration; pain

satirize – criticize, make fun of or attack people’s behavior or society (for their wickedness, foolishness, etc.)

dissect – examine carefully part by part; analyze

nasal – of the nose, related to a nose

swelling – becoming greater in size or rounder than normal, injury

boon – advantage; something that makes life better or easier

fell – cut down (of trees)

meadow – area of grassland

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2020-09-17 00:14:51 Lament — a passionate expression of grief or sorrow; 2) a complaint.
"Mother's laments for her lost child"
"there were constant laments about the conditions of employment"

Brevity — shortness of time.
“the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity”

Discrepancy — an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
“the discrepancy of the calculations of my bill by the hotel and myself was a matter of concern”

Frivolous — not having any serious purpose or value.
“judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits”

Laud — public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.
“an actor who in his lifetime received all the laud and honor”

Cajole — to persuade (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery.
“cajoled her into doing his laundry for him”

Frugality — quality of being economical with money/food; thriftiness.
"her lifelong frugality has enabled her to save enough money to go to college"

If you are going through hell, keep going... - Winston Churchill

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2020-09-15 22:19:04 Fastidious – very attentive to delicacy or accuracy and detail.
Fastidious attention to detail.

Profusion – an abundance or large quantity of smth.
The profusion of products in the market resulted in a price fall.

Proliferation – rapid increase in the number or amount of smth.
Tech startups are proliferating in Oslo.

Diminution – a reduction.
A permanent diminution in value.

Prolific – producing a lot of ideas, works.
Burke is one of ESPN's most prolific NBA analysts, and has covered basketball since 1991.

Flagrant – conspicuously or obviously offensive.
A flagrant violation of the law.

Motivation gets you going, discipline keeps you growing.

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