IELTS 13 - Vocab revision Aug Sep

Bland most nearly means

• Full of flavor and excitement

• Having a bitter or sour taste

• Lacking strong features or characteristics

• Bright and colorful in appearance

Modest most nearly means:

• Showing a humble view of one’s abilities

• Having a high opinion of oneself and seeking attention

• Spending money on extravagant things

• Being extremely confident and outgoing

Refine most nearly means:

• To make something pure or improve it by removing unwanted elements

• To break something down into smaller parts

• To make something simpler and more basic

• To create something from scratch

Successor most nearly means:

• A person who fails to continue in a position

• A person who works alongside someone in a similar position

• A person who is outranked by someone else

• A person who takes over a role or position after someone else

Proposal most nearly means:

• An official rejection or denial of an offer

•  A formal plan or suggestion put forward for consideration

• A criticism of someone’s ideas or actions

• An unplanned comment or opinion

Incentive most nearly means:

• A distraction from important work or tasks

• A punishment given for not doing something

• A reason or motivation to take action or work harder

• A reminder to avoid making mistakes

The company plans to __________ more employees to meet the growing demand.

• modest

• refine

• propose

• recruit

unchangeable

(a)  

• - join things together

• - to make a position of power or success stronger

(a)  

She seemed very _________________ and immature.

• cursory

• consolidate

• shallow

• dent