BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 492

Tenseness: the physical condition of being stretched or strained

Sentence: There was an underlying tenseness in his manner.

Sentimentality: the quality of being falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Sentence: there are passages which verge on sentimentality

Nostalgia: a longing for something past

Sentence: Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays.

Isolation: the act of setting something apart from others

Sentence: isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety

Infatuation: a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love

Sentence: “he had developed an infatuation with the girl”

Hysteria: state of violent mental agitation

Sentence: I have a tendency to put these things in the class of mass hysteria

Hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will

Sentence: They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours.

Malice: the wish to harm or upset other people:

Sentence: There certainly wasn’t any malice in her comments.

Pessimism: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst
will happen.

Sentence: “the dispute cast an air of deep pessimism over the future of the peace talks”