IELTS Reading: difficult vocabulary

Some IELTS reading questions cause problems because of difficult vocabulary.

Read the following sentences from Cambridge IELTS 4, page 46.

• We've had a tradition of doctors being fairly powerful and I guess they are pretty loath to allow any pretenders to their position to come into it.
• A better educated and less accepting public has become disillusioned with the experts in general, and increasingly sceptical about science.
• Those surveyed had experienced chronic illnesses, for which orthodox medicine had been able to provide little relief.

Find the words in the sentences above which have the following meanings:

1. long-term or persistent
2. having doubts or reservations
3. reluctant or unwilling
4. conventional or normal
5. disappointed when something is not as good as you thought it was

Comments

[yap]

1.chronic
2.sceptical
3.loath
4.orthodox
5.disillusioned
This is my very first time to comment here.

[Samah]

1.long-term or persistent-•Those surveyed had experienced chronic illnesses.
2.having doubts or reservations-increasingly sceptical.
3.reluctant or unwilling-they are pretty loath to allow any pretenders .
4.conventional or normal-being fairly
5.disappointed when something is not as good as you thought it was-has become disillusioned .

[Ai]

1, chronic
2, sceptical
3, loath
4, orthodox
5, disillusioned

[cherry]

4.a tradition of- conventional or normal

[Tereza]

1.long-term or persistent-Those surveyed had experienced chronic illnesses
2.having doubts or reservations-increasingly sceptical
3.reluctant or unwilling-they are pretty loath to allow any pretenders to their position to come into it
4.conventional or normal- for which orthodox medicine had been able to provide little relief
5.disappointed when something is not as good as you thought it was-has become disillusioned

[Young]

I got 3 answers correct.

1. Chronic
2. sceptical
3. loath

There is a chronic problem with traffic in the city.
People will be sceptical about the benefits of country life.
People are loath to move into the countryside because the city life is more convenient.

wrong
4. orthodox
It is an orthodox expectation regarding to the life in the city.

5. disillusioned

However, people will be disillusioned with the rat race of city life.

Thanks,

[Neha Kaur]

1) Tradition/ chronic ...(both indicates long term or persistent)
2)Sceptical
3)Loath
4) orthodox
5) Disillusioned

[Kofo]

1.CHRONIC
2.LOATH
3.LESS ACCEPTING
4. SCEPTICAL
5. DISILLUSIONED

[Shafaq]

1.long-term or persistent: chronic, tradition
2.having doubts or reservations : sceptical
3.reluctant or unwilling : loathe, less accepting
4.conventional or normal: orthodox
5.disappointed when something is not as good as you thought it was : disillusioned

[Koko]

1. Chronic illness
2.sceptical
3.less accepting
4.tradition
5.disillusioned

[Savy]

1.long-term or persistent - chronic
2.having doubts or reservations - sceptical
3.reluctant or unwilling - loath
4.conventional or normal - tradition
5.disappointed when something is not as good as you thought it was - disillusioned

[ngocpham]

I think the answers are:

1. chronic
2. sceptical
3. loath
4. orthodox
5. disillusioned

[zeki]

hi Simon
this'll be a bit off-topic question, sorry for that cause i'm in urgent need

what do you think about cambridge 8 and cambridge 1-4 books? i mean, which ielts cambridge book is best to start with?

thanks

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. chronic

2. sceptical

3. loath (to...)

4. orthodox

5. disillusioned

...

Hi Zeki,

It doesn't really matter, but I'd probably start with the newest books (e.g. 8).

[Fareeha]

1. Chronic
2. Sceptical
3. loath
4. in general
5. disillusioned

[Bimal]

1. Chronic
2. Sceptical
3. Loath
4. Orthodox
5. disillusioned

[Giang]

tradition
disillusioned
sceptical
general
disillusione