BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 489

Rural: in, relating to, or characteristic of a countryside.

The area is still very rural and undeveloped.

Run-down: weak or in a bad condition.

He’s always running himself down.

Quaint: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

“What a quaint idea!” she said, laughing at him.

Bailout: an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse.

“Eventually the government stepped in to provide the company with a bailout”

Close-knit: bound together by strong relationships and common interests.

A close-knit group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other

Outskirts: the outer parts of a town or city.

The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi.

Suburb: an area on the edge of a large town or city, where people who work in the town or city often live:

We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.

Picturesque: visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming

It was a pretty town with a picturesque harbour and well-preserved buildings.