IELTS VOCABULARY

Approach – come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Sentence – He didn’t approach the front door at once. 

Respond – say something in reply.

Sentence – You should respond immediately as we are in the emergency.

Commit – perpetrate or carry out

Sentence – The odds are that he will commit the same crime again.

Allocate – distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.

Sentence – You allocate duties by the evening in the staff. 

Specify – identify clearly and definitely.

Sentence – Remember to specify your size when ordering clothes.

Detect – discover or identify the presence or existence of.

Sentence – The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth.

Affect – have an effect on; make a difference to.

Sentence – Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.

Emerge – move out of or away from something and become visible.

Sentence – The flowers emerge in the spring.

Attribute – regard something as being caused by.

Sentence – I attribute our success to him.

Aid – help 

Sentence – She aided them in their efforts.

Deduct – subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total.

Sentence – The mistakes deduct from the value of his book.

Constrain – compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.

Sentence – The police used horses to constrain the crowd from violence.

Retain – continue to have (something)

Sentence – I retain a clear memory of those days.