Rival 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈraɪ.vəl/ (noun & verb) Noun: a person who competes with another person for a particular thing or position, adversary, competitor, challenger, opponent, foe, enemy, contender, antagonist, counterpart, equivalent, match, peer Verb: to equal or surpass someone, match, compare with, compete with, oppose, excel Father, 38, punches his son’s …
Unruly 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ʌnˈruː.li/ (adj) difficult to control and tending to disobey rules, intractable, disobedient, wild, obstreperous, undisciplined, uncontrollable, disruptive, disorderly, recalcitrant, unmanageable, willful, headstrong, boisterous, wayward, rowdy – (of hair) difficult to keep tidy When children are unruly it can be stressful for their parents and caregivers – and an …
Editor 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈed.ɪ.təʳ/ (noun) a person who edits, corrects, or revises texts, books, articles or films before they’re published, text corrector – a person who is in charge of a magazine, journal or newspaper, editor in chief, executive editor, publishing manager, publishing supervisor, corrector, managing editor, copy editor, cutter, chief …
Gleam 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /gliːm/ (noun & verb) Noun: beam of light, flash of light, sparkle, flicker, glint, blaze, ray, twinkle, glow, shaft, glitter, shimmer Verb: to reflect or produce a bright light, shine brightly – (of eyes) to start shining because of being emotional Meteor: The visible gleam of light observed …
Hazy 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈheɪ.zi/ (adj) foggy or misty, dim, cloudy, smoky, blurred, unclear, obscure, opaque – indistinct or vague, ambiguous, imprecise, nebulous How to stay safe on the roads in this terrible hazy weather The situation is so bad that the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) offers several advice …
Persist 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /pəˈsɪst/ (verb) to continue to exist, hang on, stick around, – persevere, endure, stay, carry on, stick at, keep on, keep it up, remain, linger, go on After upgrading the Security Gateway to R80.30, the policy installation fails with: Policy installation failed on gateway. If the problem persists …
Vessel 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈves.əl/ (noun) a tube inside body that carries blood or other fluids, container, hollow receptacle, basin, pot, bottle, bowl – a large boat or ship, watercraft, craft Blood vessels are the channels or conduits through which blood is distributed to body tissues. The vessels make up two closed …
Outliving your friends as an English question for discussion and conversation for IELTS & TOEFL candidates with a comment form to practice writing and speaking How hard would it be to outlive and lose each person you grew close to? If you lived a greatly lengthened life, would you experience so much that you’d soon …
Migrate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /maɪˈgreɪt/ (verb) to move from one place to another in search of food due to seasonal changes, travel, go abroad, drift, move around, relocate, go overseas, resettle, emigrate, pull up stakes, journey – move to a new different area in order to find work, wander, roam, trek The …
Identify 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ (verb) to recognize someone or something, name, discern, ascertain, detect, pick out, classify, categorize, single out, label, recall, distinguish – consider two or more things as the same, connect, equate, link, associate, relate Forensic identification techniques to identify a corpse include the examination of ID cards, the …