IELTS HIGH SCORE VOCABULARY LIST - SET 5 || with Error-free Solutions.
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OBSESSION
Now that he has learned bowling, it has become his obsession
Synonyms: mania, infatuation (a foolish passion), monomania correct answers A persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea
OBSOLETE
an obsol...
IELTS HIGH SCORE VOCABULARY LIST - SET 5 || with
Error-free Solutions.
OBSESSION
Now that he has learned bowling, it has become his obsession
Synonyms: mania, infatuation (a foolish passion), monomania correct answers A persistent
feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied
by a fixed idea
OBSOLETE
an obsolete word, not even included by most dictionaries
Synonyms: archaic, antiquated correct answers No longer in use
OBTRUSIVE
(verb: OBTRUDE)
made himself obnoxiously obtrusive
Synonyms: intrusive, aggressive correct answers Thrusting oneself or itself into undue
prominence
OSTRACIZE
a former premier ostracized by popular vote
Synonym: outlaw correct answers To banish; to exclude from public favour or privileges
PARADOX
contradictory statement; something 'that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too
important a matter to be taken seriously." - a paradox
by Oscar Wilde
Synonym: anomaly correct answers A self
PARAPHRASE
paraphrased the poem in a few lines of prose correct answers To restate the meaning of a passage
in other words
PARODY
wrote a parody on Kipling's "Gunga Din."
Synonym: burlesque
parodied the popular authors of the (lay to his audience's amusement
Synonym: Mimic correct answers (noun): A humorous imitation of an author's style and
mannerisms
(verb): To write a parody
PERVERSE
a perverse lad, always disobeying his parents
Synonyms: headstrong, forward, refractory, wayward, fractious correct answers Wilfully bent on
doing the wrong thing
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