【Nick每日分享】IELTS Vocabulary 6.21

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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!

economy, noun
the system of production and distribution and consumption
the efficient use of resources
economy of effort
frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
the Scots are famous for their economy
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
it was a small economy to walk to work every day

environment, noun
the totality of surrounding conditions
he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room
the area in which something exists or lives
the country--the flat agricultural surround

establish, verb
set up or found
She set up a literacy program
set up or lay the groundwork for
establish a new department
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
institute, enact, or establish
bring about
The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth

community, noun
a group of people living in a particular local area
the team is drawn from all parts of the community
common ownership
they shared a community of possessions
a group of nations having common interests
they hoped to join the NATO community
agreement as to goals
the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests
a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

complex, noun
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

contradict, verb
be in contradiction with
deny the truth of
be resistant to
prove negative; show to be false

crucial, adj
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
a crucial moment in his career
having crucial relevance
crucial to the case
of the greatest importance

currency, noun
the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
general acceptance or use
the currency of ideas
the property of belonging to the present time


norm, noun
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
the current middle-class norm of two children per family
a statistic describing the location of a distribution

overlap, verb
coincide partially or wholly
Our vacations overlap
extend over and cover a part of
The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city

overlap, noun
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
there was no overlap between their proposals
the property of partial coincidence in time
a flap that lies over another part

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