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The northern part of the park is virtually inaccessible unless you have a four-wheel drive start learning
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sth that can be easily reached/entered/obtained/used; accessibility (n) Opp: inaccessible, inaccessibility accessible easy to find or reach Information such as this is freely accessible to the public. The hotel is in a quiet but easily accessible part of the resort
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It is not always easy to give accurate measurements for the strength of an earthquake. start learning
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accurate correct or exact She was able to give police a fairly accurate description of the man
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Audrey was extremely apologetic for having kept us waiting so long start learning
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showing or saying that you are sorry about something an apologetic smile She was very apologetic about missing the meeting. apologetic to say or show you are sorry for doing sth
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Whether or not this is the way forward is arguable. It is arguable that education leads to higher income. start learning
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debatable. may be questioned [Note: it is arguable that: it can be argued that] arguable If something is arguable, it is not certain if it is true
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I've never met anyone more argumentative than Jenny; she will tell you that black is white start learning
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quarrelsome; always ready to disagree argumentative often arguing or wanting to argue
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This is a clear and coherent explanation of the workings of the internal combustion engine start learning
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well-planned, clear and sensible; coherence (n) Opp: incohe; ent, incoherence coherent A coherent argument, plan, etc is clear, and each part of it has been carefully considered.
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Winston Churchill's decisive policies rallied the country round him at a difficult and dangerous time start learning
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able to make quick decisions in a difficult situation; decisiveness (n) Opp: indecisive, indecision (n) decisive making decisions quickly and easily
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Try to be as discreet as possible as he 's very sensitive and easily upset. start learning
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careful in order to avoid ernbarrassinq or offending sb; discretion (n) Opp: indiscreet, indiscretion discreet careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret
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Don 't you think that a 25% price increase is excessive, even allowing for inflation? start learning
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more or higher than is necessary or reasonable excessive more than is necessary or wanted They accused the police of using excessive force.
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Malcolm is knowledgeable about computer hardware and will tell you everything you want to know. start learning
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knowledgeable knowing a lot: He's very knowledgeable about German literature.
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I can't possibly read this; her handwriting is illegible. start learning
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clear enough to read; legibility (n)Opp: illegible, illegibility[(n)-not common] legible If writing is legible, you can read it easily.
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There is no logical explanation for his behaviour start learning
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reasonable/sensible; logic (n) Opp: illogical logical using reason a logical choice/conclusion
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A loyal friend will stand by you through good and bad times. start learning
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faithful; loyalty (n) Opp: disloyal, disloyalty loyal always liking and supporting someone or something, sometimes when other people do not
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It's not abnormal for boys of his age to want to join the army start learning
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usual/ordinary; normality (n) Opp: abnormal, abnormality normal to lead a normal life It's perfectly normal to feel some degree of stress at work.
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Jo is a very disobedient child and refuses to do what she is told. start learning
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sb who does what they are told to do; obedience (n) Opp: disobedient, disobedience
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This is the only official biography of the author currently on the market start learning
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approved by sb in authority Opp: unofficial
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orthodox medicine He always gets outstanding results, despite his unorthodox teaching methods. start learning
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accepted or used by most people; orthodoxy (n) Opp: unorthodox, unorthodoxy If ideas or methods are orthodox, most people think they are correct, usually because they have existed for a long time.
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The special effects in the film were excellent but I didn 't think the plot was very plausible. start learning
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likely to be true, valid; plausibility (n) Opp: implausible, implausibility ( plausible If something that someone says or writes is plausible, it could be true.
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She was too polite to point out my mistake. start learning
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with good manners, courteous; politeness ( polite behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you do not only think about yourself
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Banning all vehicles from the citY centre is a lovely idea but' oon't think it's practical at all start learning
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down-to-earth (for peep'1e; effective/likelyto be successful; practicality (n) Opp: impcactica. impracticality
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This machine has brought an unprecedented degree of precision to the business of dating trees start learning
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exact; precision (n) Opp: imprecision precise exact and accurate
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Harry gets preferential treatment at work, wIth an office all to himself, just because he is the boss's nephew. start learning
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(to be) treated better than other people preferential treatment If you are given preferential treatment, you are treated in a better way than other people.
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Many of the paintings lost in the fire were irreplaceable old masters. start learning
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Sharon is the perfect employee; hardworking and responsible start learning
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behaving sensibly and properly; responsibility (n) Opp: irresponsible, irresponsibility
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I'm not buying these tomatoes; they're unripe. start learning
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fully grown, ready to eat (fruit, grain); ripeness (n), ripen (v) Opp: unripe, unripeness [(n)-not common ripe developed enough and ready to be eaten ripe bananas
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Socrates was known for his scrupulous adherence to the truth and his refusal to compromise. start learning
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sb who takes great care to do what is fair, honest or morally right; scruples scrupulous very careful and giving great attention to details He's very scrupulous about making sure that all the facts are checked
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