IELTS – TOEFL Preparation Course | Session 4 Writing Task Topic: Currently there is a trend towards the use of alternative forms of medicine. However, at best, these methods are ineffective, and at worst, they may be dangerous. To what extent do you agree with this statement? We have 5 essayists in this session, so…
Drought 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /draʊt/ (noun) a long period of time when there is no or just little precipitation or rain, long period of dry weather, lack of rain, dry spell, deficiency, scarcity, shortage of water, dearth The impacts of drought were discussed at length as were the issues of approaching drought…
Famine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈfæm.ɪn/ (noun) extreme food shortage leading to illness or death, drought, deprivation, shortfall, deficiency of something, scantiness, dearth, poverty, short supply, food scarcity, starvation, want, lack, paucity, insufficiency The ‘Great Leap Forward’-famine in China from 1959-61 was the single largest famine in history in terms of absolute numbers…
Lack 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 9 with synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in authentic contexts /læk/ (noun & verb) the absence or insufficiency of something, deficiency, deprivation, scarcity, paucity, deficit, shortage, nonexistence, privation, dearth – be in need of something, to not have enough of something, be…
Defect 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6 Defect 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6 /dɪˈfekt/ (noun & verb) Noun: a fault or problem in a system or person, inadequate feature, flaw, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak spot, shortcoming, blemish, mistake, Achilles heel Verb: to leave a country, political party, etc. to join another one, abandon, change…
Dearth 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 2 Dearth 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 2 /dɜːθ/ (noun) an insufficient amount or supply of something, paucity, lack of something, inadequacy, insufficiency, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, deficiency, sparseness, scantiness, rareness, absence, drought, famine, want ‘Alarming’ food dearth in 20 countries A GROUP of 20 countries…