PTE

Intended to help improve something through useful suggestions or practical criticism.

Belonging to the present period rather than to an earlier historical period.

the continuation or connection of something without a major break

A conflict between statements or claims that cannot both be true in the same relevant circumstances.

Following a commonly accepted way of thinking or doing something.

supported well enough to be considered believable and trustworthy

Explaining what something is like rather than why it occurs.

Worth having or achieving because of expected benefits.

to remove something from another thing to which it is attached

A difficult choice between alternatives with drawbacks.

to become smaller, weaker, or less important, or make something so

to disagree with or challenge a claim, conclusion, or statement of fact

a question opening that asks, often politely, whether someone happens to know, have, or do something

to state or recognize a difference between ideas or categories that might otherwise be confused

newly developing or becoming established or more widely recognized

to show through evidence or investigation that something is true or exists

despite the fact that has just been acknowledged

Unusually good or notable in degree, not simply any exception to a rule.

officially not required to fulfill a particular condition

a formal release from having to meet a particular requirement

used to mark information that the recipient is being given for awareness

used when supplying information that the recipient may consult if useful

a structured set of ideas used to organize a study or explain a problem

used to present a judgment from the speaker's particular experience or position

used, especially in formal discussion, to add a further point supporting the same line of thought

to find time to do something that has been delayed or left waiting

used to politely ask someone to do something that would be helpful

used to introduce a position that the speaker or writer intends to support with reasons

able to be recognized or distinguished by particular features or information