Advanced English Skills

2021-10-27 11:58:05 Word of the Day
Word of the Day: churlish

This word has appeared in 51 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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2021-10-27 09:42:58 IELTS Energy English Podcast
IELTS Energy 1103: Resources for Your IELTS North Star

Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore
If you haven't joined us yet on Clubhouse, you are missing an amazing opportunity to practice for the IELTS Speaking exam! Today we share details about how to join, as well as a new idiom that will boost your vocabulary score.

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2021-10-27 09:20:59 ravenous Open / Comment

2021-10-27 08:13:36 Word of the Day
cogent

Definition: (adjective) Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing.
Synonyms: weighty.
Usage: Having put forth an indisputably cogent argument, Sally won the debate.
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2021-10-27 08:03:29 Idiom of the Day
never a rose without a/the prick

There is rarely a good or positive thing, event, or circumstance that is not accompanied by something negative or unpleasant (i.e., just as a rose has thorns). Watch the video

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2021-10-27 07:20:37 treacle Open / Comment

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2021-10-26 11:57:29 Word of the Day
Word of the Day: alma mater

This term has appeared in 126 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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2021-10-23 17:34:24 Opinion : NPR
Opinion: Artist Julie Green, who depicted humanity of death row inmates, has died

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/10/22/gettyimages-473494318_wide-f11071ec5917ca1a8aeeae61aa73b750bc6a3e0c.jpg?s=600 NPR's Scott Simon remembers artist Julie Green, who died this week. Green's painted plate project, "The Last Supper," depicts the final meal of death row inmates.

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2021-10-23 09:18:25 verst Open / Comment