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Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 5) /

Respect and Approval

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to praise
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to admire
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to cheer
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to congratulate
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to thank
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to appreciate
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to adore
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to respect
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to honor
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to worship
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to celebrate
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to clap
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to prize
to praise
to praise
Verb
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r
r
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to express admiration or approval toward something or someone

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The teacher praised the student for their outstanding performance on the challenging assignment.
Parents often praise their children for demonstrating kindness and good behavior.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to admire
to admire
Verb
a
æ
d
d
m
m
i
aɪ
r
r
e

to express respect toward someone or something often due to qualities, achievements, etc.

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transitive
to cheer
to cheer
Verb
ch
ʧ
ee
ɪ
r
r

to encourage or show support or praise for someone by shouting

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intransitive
to congratulate
to congratulate
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
g
g
r
r
a
æ
t
ʧ
u
ə
l
l
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to express one's good wishes or praise to someone when something very good has happened to them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to thank
to thank
Verb
th
θ
a
æ
n
n
k
k

to show gratitude to someone for what they have done

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transitive
to appreciate
to appreciate
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
r
r
e
i
c
ʃ
ia
ieɪ
t
t
e

to be thankful for something

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transitive
to adore
to adore
Verb
a
ə
d
d
o
ɔ
r
r
e

to love and respect someone very much

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transitive
to respect
to respect
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r
r
e
i
s
s
p
p
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t

to admire someone because of their achievements, qualities, etc.

disrespect

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to honor
to honor
Verb
h
o
ɑ
n
n
o
ɜ
r
r

to show a lot of respect for someone or something

disrespect

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to worship
Verb
w
w
o
ɜ
r
r
sh
ʃ
i
ə
p
p

to respect and honor God or a deity, especially by performing rituals

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to celebrate
to celebrate
Verb
c
s
e
ɛ
l
l
e
ə
b
b
r
r
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to do something special such as dancing or drinking that shows one is happy for an event

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transitive
to clap
to clap
Verb
c
k
l
l
a
æ
p
p

to applaud or express approval by striking the palms of the hands together

boo

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transitive
to prize
to prize
Verb
p
p
r
r
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to highly value something

disrespect

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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