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Stretch, Core, Advanced levels: the first 8 of 8, A to Z.

  • idiom

    nounStretch

    a saying whose meaning is different from its actual words

    Similar:
    expression

  • inaccurate

    adj.Core

    not correct or exact because of mistakes

    Similar:
    incorrect
    Opposite:
    accurate

  • inattentive

    adj.Core

    not listening or watching carefully

    Similar:
    distracted
    Opposite:
    alert

  • inept

    adj.Advanced

    having no skill and doing things badly

    Similar:
    unskilled
    Opposite:
    adept

  • infer

    verbAdvanced

    to work something out from clues rather than being told

    Similar:
    conclude
    Opposite:
    assert

  • inference

    nounAdvanced

    a conclusion worked out from clues or evidence

    Similar:
    conclusion
    Opposite:
    certainty

  • instructive

    adj.Core

    giving useful knowledge or teaching you something

    Similar:
    informative
    Opposite:
    confusing

  • irrelevant

    adj.Core

    having no connection with what is being talked about

    Similar:
    unimportant
    Opposite:
    important

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