[COMPARE AND CONTRAST]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS

⚔️complement (c.f.)compliment=> complementary

=> There will be a written test to complement the practical test.

=> Their academic program is complemented by a wide range of sporting and cultural activities.

-complemented by

-perfectly complement

-complement something

-complementary skills

----> accompany----> add to----> enhance----> supplement----> argument

⚔️converse=> conversely

=> Your job affects where you live. And the converse is true: where you live, affects what job you will have.

=> If taxes are high, savings will be low. Conversely, if taxes are low, savings will be high.

=> They may reduce the activity of certain hormones or, conversely, they may cause excessive hormonal activity.

-the converse of something

-the converse is true

----> on the other hand----> opposite

⚔️differentiate=> differentiation

=> A baby can differentiate between a smile and a frown.

=> A child may not be able to differentiate between his imagination and the real world.

=> Their brand was not differentiated enough from the competition.

-differentiate between things

-differentiate something from

-differentiated product

-differentiating factor

----> distinguish----> point out differences

⚔️diverse=> diversity=> diversify=> diversified=> diversifying

=> The country has a diverse range of habitats.

=> Society is now much more diverse than ever before.

=> The program is enjoyed by a very diverse audience.

-ethnically diverse

-culturally diverse

-diverse background

-diverse group

----> varied---->distinct----> differing----> assorted

⚔️mirror (v.)=> mirrored=> mirroring

=> The story mirrors many of my own experiences.

=> The debate over immigration often mirrors the debate over assimilation.

-closely mirror

-exactly mirror

-perfectly mirror

-almost mirror

----> resemble----> seem like----> epitomize----> reflect----> embody----> echo

⚔️resemble=> resemblance

=> Some commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.

=> It is true that both therapies do closely resemble each other.

=> There was a remarkable resemblance between the two books.

-closely resemble

-strongly resemble

-a resemblance between

-bear a resemblance

----> look like----> be like----> act like----> echo----> be similar to

⚔️synonymous

=> Paris is synonymous with elegance, luxury, style...and love.

=> In politics, power and popularity are rarely synonymous.

=> Champagne is synonymous with celebration.

-synonymous with

-synonymous with quality

-synonymous with wealth

-be synonymous

----> equates with----> interrelated----> the same as----> identical----> identified with----> interchangeable