BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 577

Characteristic: typical

Sentence: Beautiful branches are characteristic of Goa and Kerala.

Scream: shriek

Sentence: Last night, Nadia heard someone scream from the neighbouring house.

Yell: scold, scream

Sentence: Janet yelled at her driver for stealing money.

Violation: breach

Sentence: Stalking somebody is a violation of their privacy.

Catastrophe: a sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction:

Sentence: Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family.

Illuminate: to light something and make it brighter:

Sentence: We illuminate the enemy plane with searchlights in order to shoot at it.

Tendency: something that someone often does, or something that often happens

Sentence: She does have a tendency to get involved if she sees a fight.