Diurnal GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌdaɪˈɜː.nəl/ (adj) Definition happening or being active during the day, daily, daytime, daylight – circadian, quotidian Example Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night. The common adjective used for daytime activity is “diurnal”. The …
Rarely 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 23 /ˈreə.li/ (adv) not usual, very uncommon, not often, seldom, scarcely, infrequently, occasionally, once in a blue moon, hardly, barely, once in a while, hardly ever The congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an abnormality that rarely occurs with an approximate ratio of one in 3000 live births. It has …
Century 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 9 with synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in real contexts /ˈsen.tʃər.i/ (noun) a period of time equaling 100 years, 100-year period in dating system, 10 decades The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000. It …
English question on history for IELTS & TOEFL students to practice conversation and writing and receive feedback in an interactive way How might the world be different if you could actually change some historical event? How sure are you that the long-term consequences would be positive? Do you believe that “history repeats itself”? Reading practice …
Annual 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 Annual 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 /ˈæn.ju.əl/ (adj & noun) happening once every year, yearly, once a year, for period of one year, every twelve months – books or magazines that are published once a year, yearbook, annual report – (of plants) only alive during one season, …
Impromptu 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Impromptu 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /ɪmˈprɒmp.tʃuː/ (adj) done or said without prior planning or preparation, improvised, ad hoc, extempore, unrehearsed, unplanned, unprepared, extemporized, unscripted, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, ad lib Fan stuns Michael Bublé with impromptu performance of ‘Fly me to the Moon’ Zarrillo, …
On the Dot 1100 Words You Need Week 33 Day 2 On the Dot 1100 Words You Need Week 33 Day 2 with authentic materials and examples, synonyms, antonyms, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS exactly on time, exactly at the expected or stated time, punctually, precisely, promptly, squarely We booked this …
Once in a blue moon Once in a blue moon on a very rare occasion, rarely, seldom, scarcely, intermittently, once in a while, irregularly, now and then, not often It happens once in a blue moon that a man changes his life through his habitual reasoning. No matter how fully he may sense the new …
Under the Wire 1100 Words Under the Wire 1100 Words at the last possible opportunity, just in time, at the last moment: I was shocked that they finally reached an agreement under the wire after weeks of squabbling. She always turned her term papers in under the wire. We don’t worry about death until it …
Indian summer 1100 Words Indian Summer 1100 Words a period of calm warm weather which sometimes happens in the early autumn, mild autumn weather, fall, equinox: a pleasant or successful time nearly at the end of someone’s life, job or other period, time of calm, end, culmination, decline: Watch this video on YouTube The first …