If you are a student writing an essay…. if you are in
business and need inspiration on how to express yourself in a report or want to
coax colleagues to adopt your proposal….if you are a team leader needing to
motivate your staff…if you are a voluntary worker writing a fundraising bid….if
you are applying for a job and are preparing your CV ….if you are negotiating
terms for a contract…if you are writing publicity material…then in each of
these settings you need to use words convincingly. In such situations, you may
find yourself unable to think of words that would be positive and effective.
These words will be helpful.
a autonomy Schools
have gained greater autonomy from government
control.
·
awe-inspiring We
were mesmerized by awe-inspiring scenery.
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bespoke It
is a bespoke computer program (adapted for a specific user)
·
blueprint The
government has recently unveiled a blueprint for an
integrated transport system.
·
budding I
am glad to know about their budding relationship.
·
buoyant Sales
have remained buoyant even during the recession.
(financial success)
·
charm He charmed his mother into letting him have his
own way.
·
compliment She
blushed at the unexpected compliment.
·
consummate He
is a consummate actor. (extremely skilled at something)
·
cosmopolitan She
liked the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city. (containing
people from different countries)
·
creative Change unleashes people’s
creative energy.
·
dimension He
job added a new dimension to her life. ( a way of looking at
something)
·
discern It is possible to discern a
number of different techniques in her
work.(recognize something that is not obvious)
·
eloquent She
was an eloquent speaker with a beautiful voice.
·
emerge No new evidence emerged
during the interview.
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endear Flora’s spirit and character endeared her to
everyone who met
her.
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enhance The
images can be enhanced using digital technology.
·
examine Students
will be examined in all subjects at the end of term. (test
of ability)
·
explore They took advantage of the opportunity
to explore the stunning
scenery all around them.
·
expound He
was expounding a powerful argument. (present or explain
ideas in detail)
·
exuberant She
gave an exuberant performance. (full of excitement)
·
facelift The railway station has undergone a major
multimillion pound
facelift. (a procedure carried out to improve
appearance of something)
·
galvanize The
urgency of the task galvanized them into action.
(encouraged or forced to do sth)
·
go-ahead That
man is a go-ahead managing director. (receptive)
·
harvest The successful expedition brought the company a rich
harvest of
favourable publicity.
·
immaculate She
always looks immaculate. (so clean and neat)
·
intrepid I read a story about an
intrepid traveller. (not afraid of danger)
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intrigue There was something about him
that intrigued her. (make sb
very interested)
·
lavish She lavishes most of her attention on her youngest
son. (to give
a lot of something)
·
measure School
results are only one measure of a school’s success.
·
mellow Eight years had done nothing to mellow him. (make
mature)
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model yourself on As a politician, he modeled
himself on Churchill. (to copy
behavior)
·
momentum The investigation
gathered momentum. (driving force)
·
mosaic The
painting is a rich mosaic of light, colour, and form.
(combination)
·
nestle A
delightful little village nestling on the banks of the river by the
castle.
·
nucleus These
paintings will form the nucleus of a new collection. ( the
(centre)
·
nurture For
a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop.
·
opportune The offer couldn’t
have come at a more opportune moment.
(of a time at which a particular action occurs)
·
organizational We are seeking a more
effective organizational framework in
which decisions can be made.
·
outdo The men
tried to outdo each other in their generosity.
·
parameter We had to work
within the parameters that had been
established. (limit)
·
par excellence She turned out to be an
organizer par excellence. (better than
others)
·
pathos The actor injects his customary humour and pathos
into the role.
power of performance, description to produce
feelings)
·
personable His assistant seemed
a very personable young man. (of a man,
pleasant in appearance, character)
·
platform She campaigned
on a platform of zero tolerance towards racist
behavior.
·
plethora The plethora
of choices available is enough to make you wish
you were colour-blind.
·
portray The article
examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.
·
pragmatic We take a
pragmatic approach to management problems.
·
premise The reforms
were premised on our findings.
·
prodigy A Russian
pianist who was a child prodigy in his day.
·
project He strives
to project an image of youth.
·
quantify It is
impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy.
·
realm At the
end of the speech he seemed to be moving into the
realms of fantasy.
·
reinforce The actions of
the leaders reinforced fears and suspicions so that
war became unavoidable.
·
resilient He’ll
get over it—young people are amazingly resilient.
·
resonate The words
resonate with so many different meanings. (suggest
imagery)
·
sanctuary They fled to Kabul
where they were offered sanctuary.
·
savour Come and
savour the amazing diversity and ingenuity of artistic
talent.
·
seminal Reward them
for their seminal contribution to cancer research.
(influencing later developments)
·
single-minded She is very single-minded
about her career. (thinking about one
particular goal)
·
specialism He is doing a
business degree with a specialism in computing.
·
stimulus Books provide
children with ideas and a stimulus for play.
·
stirring It was a
stirring performance of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.
(causing strong feelings)
·
strand The author
draws the different strands of the plot together in
the final chapter. (one of different parts of
something in a plan)
·
succinct Try to keep
your answers as succinct as possible. (clear but
few words)
·
symbiosis Western society’s
failure to recognize the symbiosis between
population growth and environmental degradation.
(benficial relationship)
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tailor Most
travel agents are prepared to tailor travel arrangements to
meet individual requirements. (adapt for a purpose)
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track record The UK has a poor
track record in foreign-language teaching.
(record of past success or failures)
·
typify These are
clothes that typify the 1960s. (to be a feature or an
example)
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underpin The theme of
honour underpins his two books. (to justify, form
the basis for)
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unflagging His apparently
unflagging enthusiasm impressed her. (tireless)
·
unflinching He has shown
unflinching determination throughout the
campaign. (not showing fear or hesitation while
danger)
·
unleash The
failure of the talks could unleash more fighting. (to release,
let emotion affect)
·
vibrant Thailand is
at its most vibrant during the New Year celebrations.
(full of excitement)
·
vista There
is a marvelous vista from the hotel balcony. ( a pleasing
view)
·
weigh You need
to weigh benefit against risk.
·
well founded Their apprehensions were
well founded. (based on good
reasons)
·
window Television
is a window on the world.
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