Definition or Meaning of words important in PTE Academic
VOCABULARY FOR PTE ACADEMIC
A | advocacy | means | public support or recommendation of a particular policy or cause / the profession or work of a legal advocate |
arousal | means | feeling excited or sexually excited | |
autonomously | means | Government or independent self-governing or growning naturally | |
austere | means | strict or severe | |
accuse | means | charge with an offence. For Instance : he was accused for murdering his wife’s lover | |
autonomy | means | independence or freedom from external control or right of self-government | |
adaptations | means | process of being adopted or stage play / drama that has been adapted from written book | |
B | bias | means | a particular tendency, trend |
bigotry | means | intolerance towards those who hold different opinions. For instance discrimination, injustice. | |
bilingualism | means | the ability to speak two languages fluently | |
bio-energy | means | a renewable energy produced by living organisms. For instance : Energy consumed from the waste of wood, sugarcane etc | |
breed | means | to produce or to produce by mating. For instance endangered animals in zoo are breeded. | |
benevolent | means | good nature person ; kind hearted ; kind | |
bizarre | means | very strange or unusual | |
C | captivity | means | period of being held or imprisoned, enslaved |
clergy | means | pandit or the group or body of ordained persons in a religion | |
cloak | means | a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders. | |
clone | means | organism or cell | |
coalition | means | a temporary alliance (partnership) for combined action, especially for political parties forming a government. | |
cognitive | means | mental performance or memory, judgement or perceptions, the act or process of knowing; | |
colossal | means | huge or extraordinarily great in size, extent or degree | |
combat | means | oppose or to fight against. For Instance to oppose fight or war. | |
commemorating | means | to serve as a memorial. For Instance to commemorates the dead by a moment of silence. | |
companion | means | person accompany in job for long time | |
compelling | means | having a powerful and irresistible effect. | |
consensus | means | majority of opinion. For Instance : The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month. | |
conservation | means | the act of conserving; prevention of injury, waste or loss | |
conviction | means | a fixed or firm belief | |
corporal punishment | means | physical punishment | |
coveted | means | to desire wrongfully, to covet another’s property (eg : He won the prize they all coveted) | |
curbing | means | the material forming a curb, as along a street. Curb means joined stones or concrete – along a street | |
cult | means | a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object. | |
clandestinely or clandestine | means | secretly or secret | |
contingent | means | conditions | |
cite | means | praise in an official report for courageous act | |
D | delinquency | means | minor crime or crime committed by young people |
demise | means | a person’s death | |
depicit | means | to represent by or as if by painting | |
deprived | means | lack of necessity of life. For eg lack of food or shelter | |
deterrent | means | discourage. Deter means discourage or serving to deter. | |
disparity | means | lack of similarity or inequality | |
dogmatism | means | dogmatic character, unfounded positiveness in matters of opinions or arrogant | |
dramatic | means | highly effective or relating to the drama | |
drawl | means | to speak or say in slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels | |
deceive or deceiving | means | give someone a wrong impression or mistaken impression | |
deflate or deflated | means | suddenly loose confidence or feel dispirited |
E | enactment | means | a single provision of law or something that is enacted; a law or statute. | |
escalate | means | to increase in intensity. For example a time when prices escalate | ||
ethanol | means | systematic name of ethyl alcohol. For eg: Alcohol | ||
evolve | means | to develop gradually | ||
exhibits | means | to offer or to expose to view (for instance display/exhibits the latest models of car) | ||
expedition | means | journey or voyage for specific purpose | ||
expel | means | force out or to cut off from membership or relations (for eg : to expel a student from college) | ||
extinct | means | no longer in existence / use or obselete or died out | ||
explicit | means | stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt | ||
F | flawed | means | fundamental weakness or imperfect | ptewebsite |
forbidden | means | not allowed or prohibited | ptewebsite | |
foreboding | means | a prediction or a strong inner feeling or notion of future misfortune /evil | ptewebsite | |
G | genre | means | a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form or technique | ptewebsite |
H | hackles | means | anger. For eg erectible hairs grows on animals when it is angry or alarmed. | ptewebsite |
homogeneous | means | similar or alike | ptewebsite | |
habitat | means | the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism | ||
I | impede | means | progress by means of obstacles or hindrances | |
implicitly | means | implied or involved in it | ||
incidence | means | the rate or range of occurrence. For Instance the high incidence of heart disease in men over 40. | ||
indictment | means | a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. For eg : a indictment of twelve people who had imported cocaine. | ||
inevitable | means | unavoidable | ||
infliction | means | something unpleasant or painful on someone | ||
intellectual autonomy | means | to make decisions about your life or internal motivation based on ideal of thinking one-self; | ||
intriguing | means | to arouse the curiosity | ||
indispensable | means | absolute necessary or essential, crucial | ||
infer or inferred | means | conclude from evidence or come to the conclusion | ||
insistence | means | the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done. Eg : Alison’s insistence on doing the washing-up straight after the meal” | ||
J | juxtaposition | means | Contrast / the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect | |
L | lingering | means | lasting for a long time or slow to end | |
M | marred | means | to damage or spoil to a certain extent | |
mates | means | a partner in marriage; spouse or one of a pair | ||
microbes | means | bacteria | ||
mimiking | means | to imitate or copy | ||
multilingual | means | able to speak several or many languages with some facility. | ||
mundane | means | lacking interest or lacking excitement | ||
myths | means | traditional story / a widely held but false belief or idea | ||
mutation | means | alteration or change | ||
meagre | means | lacking in quantity or quality | ||
N | nostalgia | means | a desire to return in thought or former time or homeland | |
novices | means | person who is new to the circumstances or work etc | ||
O | Oppressed | means | subject to harsh treatment; for eg oppressed racial minorities | |
organism | means | individual, animal, plant or creature |
ornate | means | highly decorated or using unusual word and complex construction | |||
P | persecution | means | hositility and ill-treatment because of race or religion belief or political | ||
propensity | means | natural tendency to behave in a certain way | |||
prey | means | animal that is hunted and killed by another for food | |||
Q | quest | means | to search – in order to obtain something. For instance quest for knowledge. | ||
R | reaquainting | means | to make more or less familiar or aware of something | ||
regress | means | return to a former or less developed state. | |||
reluctant | means | unwilling or struggling in opposition | |||
renactment | means | A renactment is the action of performaning a new version of an old event, usually in a theatrical performance. | |||
resistance | means | unaffected by | |||
revealed | means | to make known; to disclose or to reveal a secret. | |||
reverie | means | a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things (if u r dreaming) | |||
rigour or rigor | means | strictness, harshness – as in dealing with people | |||
rodent | means | mammals like mice, squirrel,beavers etc | |||
rumbling | means | a continuous deep, resonant sound | |||
restrained | means | guarded or unemotional | For instance : restrained by law | ||
relinquish | means | give up | |||
repent or repented | means | sincere regret | |||
requiem | means | especially in Roman catholic church, a mass for reopose of souls of the dead. | |||
S | seldom | means | not often; rarely | ||
serum | means | immune serum ( i think syrup as medicine) | |||
Solace | means | comfort | |||
spanking | means | slapping | |||
spectator | means | the person who looks on or watches For Instance person who watch match or soccer | |||
steadfast | means | fixed in direction or firm in purpose | |||
subvert | means | to overthrow | |||
succeeded | spelling | succeeded. There are 2 cc and 2 ee’s | |||
surge | means | a strong, forward movement. For eg : Company growth will surge between 2019 & 2014. | |||
surgery simulator | means | computer technology surgery – generally for practice for doctors | |||
susceptible | means | capable of being affected emotionally. For Instance sharks may be more susceptible to changes in local marine | |||
settlement | means | an official agreement intended to resolve the issue | |||
sergeant | means | a non-commissioned officer in air force or army. England : a police officer below an inspector | |||
stoked | means | excited or euphoric | |||
semen | means | the male reproductive fluid or sperm | |||
stalk | means | pursue or approach stealthily. For eg: a cat stalking a bird. | |||
sprawl | means | stretch out or lie down; sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way | |||
sceptical | means | doubtful or not easily convinced | |||
T | trait | means | a distinguishing quality or characteristics, typically one belonging to a person | ||
triumphs | means | a significant success or victory | |||
tyrant | means | cruel | |||
U | unveiled | means | not hidden by or revealed to public knowledge | ||
utopian | means | idealistic or aiming for a state that everything is perfect | |||
V | Vent | means | the release or expression to strong emotion, energy. For Instance: Children give vent to their anger in various ways. | ||
Vicarious | means | experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person. | eg: watching sports gives vicarious pleasure. |
VOCABULARY FOR PTE ACADEMIC
Verve | means | enthusiasm or spirit | |
W | Wisdom | means | having experience, knowledge; the quality of being wise |
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