VOCABULARY FOR WRITING TASK 2

Contemporary: living or occurring at the same time.

Sentence: the house featured plenty of contemporary architecture

prevailing: existing at a particular time; current.

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

multifaceted: having many aspects or sides

Sentence: The novel is a multifaceted exploration of love, loss, and redemption

intricate: very complicated or detailed

Sentence: The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair

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

Sentence: we surmised that they needed help

compelling: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way

Sentence: I had no compelling reason for not attending the meeting

unfounded: having no foundation or basis in fact.

Sentence: her fear that she had cancer was unfounded

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

Sentence: they have conceded only one goal in seven matches

illustrate: to make clear; explain.

Sentence: Wars illustrate the hatred between countries

empirical: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

Sentence: they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument

Furthermore: in addition; besides

Sentence: He is lazy, and furthermore, he has no sense of responsibility