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IELTS WORD BANK;Contemporary 1. modern 2. belonging to the same time They were the contemporary of dinosaurs. The 1969 film reflected contemporary ideas about the potential of AI computers. ;Municipal land use is controlled by the municipal authorities. Civic=civil=city=urban-rural Municipal calendar=civil calendar 8 To qualify as a witness in the court of law=to fulfill a civic role;Metropolitan Metropolis=a metropolitan city=a major city Grand=giant=huge=enormous=immense =gigantic=titanic=colossal ;disaster catastrophe Calamity tragedy accident Crash Pileup ;Danger=peril=hazard Dangerous=perilous=hazardous ;;Coincidental Done or happening by chance a. 偶然的 Simultaneous=concurrent at the same time a. 同时发生的 Two coincidental developments;Concur with=agree with v.同意 We concur with his view. skeptics and advocates researchers with different attitudes n. 有不同的看法的人 In second half of the 18th century, we already find advocates of this view(=descriptivism). Descriptivism only appeared after the 18th century. ;Important key critical crucial vital Significant Essential Paramount Momentous ;;A is critical for B. A is linked to B. Be linked to=be involved with=be associated with=be related to I study A in order to do B. I think there is a link between A and B. There is a positive link between A and B. ;;minor slight unimportant Insignificant marginal Trivial Negligible ;change v. 改变 vary alter revise modify transform adjust;alter alternative different=other=another adj. 另外的，可以替代的 ? alternative medicine/lifestyle alternative sources of essential supplies What are the essential supplies =provisions=food and clothes;Perform=conduct=do trial=experiment=test success Achievement Attainment Progress Breakthrough Accomplishment attainment Triumph ;select choose pick out sort out ;Example The telepathy of test involved identification of a picture chosen from a random selection of four taken from a large image bank. The idea was that a person acting as a send