IELTS Vocabulary English Vocabulary Lesson 23 IELTS Exams Preparation

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231-Unforeseen (Adj)

Definition: predicted. or not anticipated.

Synonyms: unanticipated, unplanned, unpredicted, unexpected

Usage: Your insurance package enables you to protect yourself and your dependants against unforeseen circumstances.

232-Relentlessly (Adverb)

Definition: in an unceasingly harsh way.

Usage: Joseph worked relentlessly.

233-Hawkish (Adj)

Definition: warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs., advocating an aggressive.

Synonyms:

Usage: The administration’s hawkish stance.

234-Manoeuvre (Verb)

Definition: carefully guide or manipulate to achieve an end.

Synonyms: intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay plans

Usage: He began maneuvering for the party leadership.

235-Devise(Verb)

devised

Definition: invent or plan(a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Synonyms: come up with, dream up, draw up, conceive, think up.

Usage: They have devised a method of recycling oil contaminated with PCBs.

236-Profound (Adj)

Definition: very great or intense(of a state, quality, or emotion).

Synonyms: excellent, very extraordinary, extreme, heartfelt, intense, keen

Usage: A sigh of profound relief.

237-Ramifications (Noun)

Definition: unwelcome or a complex consequence of an action or event.

Synonyms: aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue, consequence, result.

Usage: The political ramifications of shutting the factory would be immense.

238-Essence (Noun)

Definition: especially something abstract, determines its character, the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something,

Synonyms: ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, quintessence, soul, spirit.

Usage: Uncertainty is a major part of the very essence of economic activity.

239-Provoking (Adj)

Definition: giving rise to the specified emotion or reaction.

Usage: We can avoid provoking fear in this critical situation.

240-Decisive (Adj)

Definition: producing a definite result, settling an issue.

Synonyms: determining, final, settling, key, deciding, conclusive.

Usage: Their qualifications are unlikely to be the decisive factor.

IELTS Vocabulary English Vocabulary Lesson 22 IELTS Exams Preparation