IELTS Vocabulary

Above – in or to a higher position than something else.

Sentence – He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.

Total – the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together.

Sentence – There has been an increase in total government spending.

Twosome – two people considered together.

Sentence – This game was twosome. Each one told a story to his partner, then talked about the behave and his recept of his partner.

Especially – very much; more than usual or more than other people or things.

Sentence – The weather presented a particular challenge, especially for American servicemen unaccustomed to subarctic conditions.

Monotonous – not changing and therefore boring.

Sentence – He was still hitting greens with monotonous regularity, but on the putting surface his touch had deserted him.

To hurry – to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this.

Sentence – They who live in a worry Invite death in a hurry.

Ardor – great enthusiasm or love

Sentence – As testament to her environmental ardor, a grove of skyscraper-esque trees in Redwood National Park bears the name of Lady Bird Johnson.

Gut – he long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food.

Sentence – It was plain old-fashioned instinct, the gut feeling that something was wrong.

Identical – exactly the same, or very similar.

Sentence – Hospitals always seem such impersonal places – rows of identical beds in dull grey rooms.

Immodest – having too high an opinion of yourself.

Sentence – Webb was an immodest publicist of his achievements, and amassed wealth but also large debts.

Untrue – unfaithful.

Sentence – The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court.

Achieve – to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort.

Sentence – With a burning desire to achieve the dream as a backing, so that the desire to become enthusiastic, let it become your brain in one of the most important things.

To annoy – to make someone angry.

Sentence – Harry’s remarks were beginning to annoy me but he saw the red light and changed the subject.

Awkward – difficult to use, do, or deal with.

Sentence – When I turned round, I found that she had whipped off to avoid awkward questions.

Completely – in every way or as much as possible.

Sentence – The spokesman was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

Post – letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places of work.

Sentence – She forgot to post the letter.

To elevate – to raise something or lift something up.

Sentence – These factors helped to elevate the town into the list of the ten most attractive in the country.

Insolvent – (especially of a company) not having enough money to pay debts, buy goods, etc.

Sentence – The court ordered the dissolution of seven insolvent housing loan companies.

To rue – to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened.

Sentence – The herb rue has a bitter taste, which makes it unpopular for cooking.

Essential – necessary or needed.

Sentence – An assessment by an independent educational psychologist was essential.

Peaceable – without violence; peaceful.

Sentence – So I led a peaceable life, isolated from the intermittent scientific squabbles over who had first rights to which animals.

Nightfall – the time in the evening when it becomes dark.

Sentence – By nightfall all the rifle companies had been over-run; some sections, and platoons from these companies extricated themselves at nightfall.