BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 503

Amicable – characterized by friendliness

Sentence – I hope that they will be able to reach amicable agreement.

Anticipation – expectation or prediction

Sentence – She waited in eager anticipation for Robert to arrive.

Appraise – assess the performance of 

Sentence – An employer should appraise the ability of his employees.

Arduous – requiring strenuous effort 

Sentence – We wish him well in his arduous task.

Arid – having little or no rain

Sentence –Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions .

Artificial – insincere or affected. 

Sentence –This artificial fabric has the texture of silk.

Aroma – a distinctive, typically pleasant smell.

Sentence-The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.

Astute – having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations

Sentence – It was a pretty astute deduction.