IELTS Advanced Writing and Literature Vocabulary Set 2 questions and answers.

abbreviate (verb) To make a written piece, such as a word or story, shorter by leaving out parts or details. abridge (verb) To shorten or reduce something, often a literary work, and retain the main meaning. anagram (noun) Any word whose constituent letters have to be unscrambled in order to get the word. annotate (verb) To add extra notes to a text to explain it. antonym (noun) A word of opposite meaning in contrast to another word. append (verb) To make an addition at the end of a document. caption (noun) A short explanation below the picture or illustration; describing the title. compile (verb) To gather information or data from other sources and put together a list, report, or book. condense (verb) To shorten a piece of writing or a speech. epilogue (noun) A brief section or scene at the end of a literary work, typically after the main events of the piece. figurative (adjective) The metaphorical rather than literal uses of words. folklore (noun) This comprises the tales, myths, traditions, beliefs, customs, superstitions and various art forms of a particular group of people that are preserved through generations. ode (noun) A type of poem written to a specific person or thing. parable (noun) An easy to understand story, that teaches some kind of lesson. preamble (noun) An introductory or preliminary statement, particularly one that explains the purpose of a speech, book or document. prolific (adjective) Used to describe a person that produces a lot of work, such as books. satire (noun) A piece of art that makes fun of its subject. scribble (verb) To quickly write or draw. simile (noun) A figure of speech used to compare two unlike objects using as or like. stanza (noun) A division of a poem. treatise (noun) A long piece of writing that explores a subject. abbreviate Which word has the following synonyms? abridge, compress, summarise abridge Which word has the following synonyms? abbreviate, summarise, shorten append Which word has the following synonyms? affix, attach caption Which word has the following synonyms? subtitle, title compile Which word has the following synonyms? arrange, assemble, collect, compose condense Which word has the following synonyms? compress, compact, reduce, shrink epilogue Which word has the following synonyms? afterword, closing, postscript figurative Which word has the following synonyms? mataphorical, non-literal, symbolic, literary folklore Which word has the following synonyms? customs, legend, mythology, superstition, tradition parable Which word has the following synonyms? allegory, fable, lesson preamble Which word has the following synonyms? introduction, foreword, preface, prelude, prologue prolific Which word has the following synonyms? rich, abounding, bountiful satire Which word has the following synonyms? adequate, decent, fair, good scribble Which word has the following synonyms? sketch, doodle, scrawl, jot simile Which word has the following synonyms? analogy, metaphor, similitude stanza Which word has the following synonyms? verse, refrain, strophe treatise Which word has the following synonyms? monograph, dissertation, essay, thesis abbreviate Which word has the following antonyms? expand, extend, enlarge abridge Which word has the following antonyms? expand, extend, lengthen annotate Which word has the following antonyms? confuse, mystify, obscure antonym Which word has the following antonym? synonym append Which word has the following antonyms? detach, remove compile Which word has the following antonyms? destroy, disarrange, disorganise condense Which word has the following antonyms? increase, expand, grow, stretch epilogue Which word has the following antonyms? prologue, introduction figurative Which word has the following antonyms? literal, real, straightforward prolific Which word has the following antonyms? barren, fruitless, impotent abbreviated The document they sent us is an _____ version of the proposal. abridged The _____ version of the book is a go-to for many students. anagram He did not want his real name to be known, so he made an _____ out of it. annotate I like to _____ in my notebook to help me study later. antonym The _____ of good is the word bad. append You can _____ additional comments in the footnotes. caption Our attention was drawn to a photograph with the _____. compiled The data you see in the report is _____ from various sources and organised alphabetically.