VOCABULARY FOR WRITING TASK 2

Contemporary: belonging to or occurring in the present.

Sentence: Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary feel to it.

Prevailing: existing in a particular place or at a particular time:

Sentence: The bank said it will buy the shares at the prevailing market price.

Multifaceted: having a variety of different and important features or elements.

Sentence: We see only the U.S. side of a story that is at least two-sided, if not multifaceted.

Intricate: difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling

Sentence: The slow section for the four leading dancers is intricate and complex.

Pertinent: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

Sentence: “she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”

Substantial: of considerable importance, size, or worth.

Sentence: the first meal of the day should be substantial

Surmised: to guess something, without having much or any proof

Sentence: I surmised you must have some reason for doing this

Conjecture: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Sentence: This conjecture can be neither proved nor disproved

Unfounded: having no foundation or basis in fact.

Sentence: Our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

Conceded: admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.

Sentence: The company says that workers are not conceding enough in negotiations.

Notion: a conception of or belief about something.

Sentence: I have long since abandoned the notion that higher education is essential to either success or happiness.

Exemplar: a typical or good example of something:

Sentence: He is an exemplar of this new breed of politician.

Ramifications: a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

Sentence: we need to consider the possible ramifications of the different options