Impoverished, Illegible, Lenient, Mediocre - Advanced vocabulary

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Impoverished (adj.)

/ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/

Synonyms: Poor, deprived, needy

Meaning: Extremely poor or deprived.

Common collocations: impoverished community, impoverished family, impoverished nation, impoverished conditions

Example sentence: The war left many families in the region impoverished, struggling to meet even their basic needs for food and shelter.

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Illegible (adj.)

/ɪˈlɛdʒɪb(ə)l/

Synonyms: Unreadable, unintelligible, unclear

Meaning: Difficult or impossible to read (due to poor handwriting).

Common collocations: illegible handwriting, illegible text, illegible document, illegible signature

Example sentence: I am sorry for my illegible handwriting.

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Lenient (adj.)

/ˈliːniənt/

Synonyms: Permissive, tolerant, easy-going

Meaning: Not as strict or severe, as we would expect.

Common collocations: lenient approach, lenient punishment, lenient parent, lenient teacher

Example sentence: Sometimes I am accused of being a bit too lenient with my children.

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Mediocre (adj.)

/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə(r)/

Synonyms: Average, ordinary, second rate

Meaning: Not very good.

Common collocations: mediocre performance, mediocre result, mediocre quality, mediocre student

Example sentence: The film's plot is rather predictable and the performance is mediocre.

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