BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 611

Spoonful: As much as a spoon can hold

Sentence: I take my coffee with two spoonfuls of sugar

Skulk: to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions

Sentence: he skulked around outside until the police had gone.

Telescope: an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer.

Sentence: If you want to look at the planets, you can use a telescope

Eloquent: Fluent and persuasive in speaking or writing.

Sentence: The poet delivered an eloquent recitation of her latest work.

Slurping: to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking.

Sentence: He is watching back-to-back videos and slurping his mug of tea.

Considerate: showing concern for the rights and feelings of others

Sentence: She was always so kind and considerate

Proactiveness. The attitude of taking initiative and anticipating future needs or changes

Sentence: The salesperson demonstrated great proactiveness by researching prospective clients before the meeting

Continental drift: the gradual movement of very large land masses

He used statistical methods to support the theory of continental drift

Subterranean: being or operating under the surface of the earth

There is still a vast reservoir of subterranean water inside the earth