Objective: Enhance Vocabulary Range
A robust vocabulary is the backbone of a high IELTS score. This exam focuses on synonyms, antonyms, and contextual usage to help you avoid repetition in Writing and Speaking.
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The overuse of antibiotics can have a detrimental effect on human health. What is the closest synonym for 'detrimental'?
harmful
'Detrimental' means tending to cause harm. 'Harmful' is the closest synonym.
To reduce traffic congestion, the city council plans to implement a new public transport system.
put into action
To 'implement' means to put a decision, plan, or agreement into effect.
It is essential to ______ attention to the details when writing your essay.
pay
The correct collocation is 'pay attention'. 'Give attention' is possible but usually requires an object (e.g., 'give attention to someone'), whereas 'pay attention' is the standard phrase for focusing.
The government needs to take substantial measures to combat climate change.
significant
'Substantial' means of considerable importance, size, or worth; synonymous with 'significant'.
The findings of the research were ______; they did not prove the theory definitively.
inconclusive
'Inconclusive' means not leading to a firm conclusion; not ending doubt or dispute.
The price of oil tended to fluctuate wildly over the ten-year period.
vary irregularly
To 'fluctuate' means to rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.
The new policy aims to ______ the gap between the rich and the poor.
bridge
'Bridge the gap' is a common idiom/collocation meaning to connect two things or reduce the difference between them.
It is inevitable that technology will change the way we work in the future.
unavoidable
'Inevitable' means certain to happen; unavoidable.
The new manager has had a positive ______ on the team's morale.
effect
'Effect' is a noun (a result), whereas 'affect' is usually a verb (to influence).
Students must learn to allocate their time effectively during the exam.
distribute
'Allocate' means to distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
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