Vocabulary is the fast-track to improving all your language skills! The more vocab you know, the more you can read, listen, speak and write.
The examiner will give you higher marks for using and understanding the more academic style of vocabulary. My experience with learning vocab in another language is this: don’t try to learn very long lists everyday, you will forget most of them. 6-8 words a day, but really learn how to use them in sentences is best. Imagine the improvement in your vocabulary and ability to speak English after doing this for a few months!
estimate, verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
judge to be probable
estimate, noun
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth an estimate of what it would cost
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job he got an estimate from the car repair shop
the respect with which a person is held they had a high estimation of his ability
evident, adj
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
capable of being seen or noticed
complex, adj
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody
compute, verb
make a mathematical calculation or computation
denote, verb
be a sign or indication of
Her smile denoted that she agreed
have as a meaning
`multi-' denotes `many'
make known; make an announcement
detect, verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
deviate, noun
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
deviate, verb
turn aside; turn away from
be at variance with; be out of line with
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
The river was deviated to prevent flooding
deviate, adj
markedly different from an accepted norm
passive, noun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
passive, adj
lacking in energy or will Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself
peacefully resistant in response to injustice passive resistance
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb academics seem to favor passive sentences
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Nick在British Council 工作了10年,是前雅思高级考官,改过无数的雅思考卷,非常清楚考官判分要求。