Today’s Advanced Word List 1-Learn English-Improve Vocabulary.
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Today’s Advanced Word List 1 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:
- pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking.
- take root (phrase) – become established, become fixed.
- tenure (noun) – incumbency, term of office, period/time in office.
- cut short (phrase) – curtail, interrupt, terminate/end.
- eminent (adjective) – obvious, clear, thorough/perfect.
- nurture (verb) – encourage, promote, foster.
- usher in (phrasal verb) – mark the start of, begin, initiate.
- elude (verb) – evade, avoid, dodge.
- insurgency (noun) – rebellion, revolt, uprising.
- reconciliation (noun) – reunion, appeasement, settlement/compromise.
- prevail with (verb) – exist, be present, be in force/be in effect.
- sour (adjective) – resentful, irritable, disagreeable.
- shrewd (adjective) – astute, intelligent, clever.
- rhetoric (noun) – oratory, eloquence, power of speech.
- overt (adjective) – apparent, obvious/clear, noticeable.
- acrimonious (adjective) – (of speech) angry & bitter, harsh, hostile.
- blockade (noun) – disruption of the economic activities (e.g: supply of essential goods and others) of an area.
- mantle (noun) – role, onus/duty, responsibility.
- contentious (adjective) – controversial, debatable, disputed.
- ambitious (adjective) – challenging, demanding, formidable.
- overrun (noun) – a case of something exceeding an expected or allowed cost.
- moot (verb) – put forward, propose, suggest (an idea).
- abound (verb) – be full of, be packed with.
- imperative (noun) – necessary condition, precondition, requirement.
- irrigation (noun) – supply of water to farm land to grow crops & plants.
- languish (verb) – fail to make progress; fail to be successful.
- unscripted (adjective) – unplanned, spontaneous, impromptu.
Today’s Advanced Word List 1 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:
