[OPINION]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS
💬assertion=> assertions
=> There is concrete evidence to support assertions that the economy is contracting.
=> She challenges the assertion that participation in organized sport teaches children teamwork.
=> He made a confident assertion that the company would grow next year.
-make an assertion
-repeat an assertion
-challenge an assertion
-refute an assertion
----> contention----> statement----> pronouncement----> allegation----> argument
💬conjecture
=> That was merely conjecture, not fact.
=> Ozone creation is a very large scale natural process and the importance of human attempts to reduce it are a matter of conjecture.
-a matter of conjecture
-conjecture about something
-fuel conjecture
-spark conjecture
----> surmise----> supposition----> hunch----> hypothesis----> guesswork
💬contention
=> This evidence supports the contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
=> There is sufficient evidence to support this contention.
=> hey holds the contention that no student should be compelled to pay for tuition fees.
-support contention
-accept contention
-someone's contention
-dispute contention
----> argument----> idea----> hypothesis----> position----> assertion----> opinion
💬dogma=> dogmatic
=> Their religious dogma has blinded them to the real needs of the people.
=> He is fighting to free the country from the grip of dogma.
=> They are now questioning the dogma of the ruling elite.
-accept dogma
-question dogma
-challenge dogma
-religious dogma
----> ideology----> tenet----> creed----> teachings----> gospel
💬stance
=> The Congress has agreed to reconsider its stance on the war.
=> The Swiss frequently maintain a neutral stance in international affairs.
=> His stance towards the news story is similar to mine.
-take a stance
-maintain a stance
-a neutral stance
-an aggressive stance
----> position----> viewpoint----> posture----> attitude
💬sceptic=> scepticsm=> skeptics c.f. septic
=> He was a born sceptic.
=> She now has to convince sceptics that he has a serious plan.
=> Anyone who is sceptical of global warming and its consequences simply need to look at the evidence
-a born sceptic
-silence the sceptics
-persuade the sceptics
-sceptical about
----> critic----> dissenter----> questioner----> devil’s advocate----> cynic----> dissident
💬speculation=> speculations
=> The prime minister has dismissed speculation about his plans to resign.
=> I have published my speculations about the future in my latest book, The World In 2100.
=> There are speculations that he might have died from a blow to the head.
-speculation about
-make a speculation
-fuel speculation
-dismiss speculation
----> guess----> opinion----> hypothesis----> thought----> prediction----> belief