Contextual Guessing
The centre’s sustainability depends on dwindling energy reserves.
What is gradually decreasing / running low?
What is a more powerful synonym for “important”?
What is
crucial / essential / vital / significant ?
The rainforest is the planet’s beating heart.
What is metaphor?
A word that describes something extremely important or necessary, especially when urging action.
What is crucial?
The forest was teeming with life after the rain.
What is overflowing / abundant / swarming?
What is a formal synonym for “help” in persuasive writing?
What is
support / assist / aid / empower ?
The rainforest whispered secrets through the leaves.
What is personification?
A word that means clearly true and impossible to deny, often used to describe arguments or facts in a persuasive speech.
What is undeniable?
They spoke with an air of inevitability that silenced the room.
What is unavoidability / certainty?
What is a synonym for “encourage” with a persuasive tone?
What is
advocate / promote / endorse / urge ?
A rainforest without wildlife is like a stage without actors.
What is simile?
A term used when something is done on purpose, often to emphasize intentional human actions causing harm to the environment.
What is deliberate?
The rainforest exists in a precarious state of balance, vulnerable to disruption.
What is unstable / risky / easily disturbed?
What is a stronger synonym for “destroy” in an environmental context?
What is
devastate / wreck / ravage / annihilate ?
Trampled trails, torn leaves, and the tremble of a fading jungle... signs that we are losing the battle.
What is imagery?
What is ellipsis?
A word that means to make something seem less severe or serious, often used when people try to excuse environmental damage.
What is downplay?
Her unflagging commitment to rainforest research earned global recognition.
What is persistent / undiminished / steadfast?
What is a sophisticated synonym for “change” when proposing ideas in a speech?
What is
transform / revolutionise / reform / restructure ?
The silence of fallen trees stood beside the cries of chainsaws.
What is juxtaposition?
A sophisticated word that means to strongly criticize or disapprove of something publicly, often used in persuasive speeches to show moral stance.
What is condemn?