Lack
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“[…] let⟳ his lack of years be no impediment to let⟳ him lack a reverend estimation;”
“I went to a shrink⟳, to analyze my dreams. He said it's lack of sex that's bringing me down.”
“If Moldova harboured even the slightest hopes of pulling off a comeback that would have⟳ bordered on miraculous given their lack of quality, they were snuffed out 13 minutes before the break⟳ when Oxlade-Chamberlain picked his way through midfield before releasing Defoe for a finish⟳ that should have⟳ been dealt with more convincingly by Namasco at his near post⟳.”
“More flak was aimed at the Treasury's apparent lack of marketing skills, when it was argued that its idea of how to sell⟳ tickets was along the lines of "you can get⟳ two tickets for the price of two", and it lacks the sales and promotional skills of the train⟳ operating companies which are needed to boost⟳ revenue.”
“In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind⟳, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read⟳ me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise⟳ may in some degree be pardoned.”
“a lack of rupees”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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