IELTS Vocabulary Part – 132

To stem from –to be the result of something.

Sentence- These benefits are held to stem from three separate but connected effects of removing the barriers to free movement.

Social isolation- the state of isolating/separating someone from society.

Sentence- Time, distance, and social isolation ensured that each patrolling constable carried a mobile Panopticon with him.

Spread throughout- to open, arrange, or place something over a large area.

Sentence-The fire quickly spread throughout the building.

Set to- likely to.

Sentence- The professor set to study the habits of the natives.

Sustain- support something/somebody physically or mentally in order to be able to continue to live.

Sentence- Kangaroos can sustain high speeds over long distances.

Settle- to go and live permanently in a particular place.

Sentence- He took a long time to settle in to big-time football.

Sex discrimination- the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society unequally because of their gender.

Sentence-They are planning the introduction of legislation against sex discrimination.

Whittle down: to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts

Sentence – Vague vows to whittle down wasteful spending have been effective until now.

Tom-tom: proclaim or boast about.

Sentence –Her hands slapped the wall, like someone drumming a loose rhythm on a tom-tom.

Diffidence: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.

Sentence –They had misgivings about Mr Major’s diffidence, felt he was not carrying the battle to the strongly challenging enemy.

Flinch:  to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain.

Sentence –Sabine did her best not to flinch from the contempt in madame’s voice as well as the implications of what she was saying.

Embodying: include or contain (something) as a constituent part.

Sentence –While two innovations embodying quite different educational values attempt to coexist it is unlikely that both will be successful.

Throttle: attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.

Sentence –The throttle twist grip on the end of the collective stick has to be coordinated with the up and down movements.

Unshackle: liberate; set free.

Sentence –The decision to unshackle the yuan from its two-year peg to the dollar has been met with mixed views.

Tangible: perceptible by touch.

Sentence –There are tangible signs that the republic’s successfully breaking its bonds with Moscow.

Onus: something that is one’s duty or responsibility.

Sentence –We are trying to shift the onus for passenger safety onto the government.

Green Pepper – a shiny, green vegetable with a hollow centre. Green peppers can be eaten uncooked or cooked.

Sentence – Will be cut Duocheng Velvet green pepper, and spices to reconcile into sauce, a spicy green.

Blackcurrant – a small, round, dark purple fruit that grows on a bush and is usually cooked before being eaten.

Sentence – Grandad was the gardener and planted a lot of fruit trees, including gooseberry, blackcurrant, plum and loganberry for the jam-making.

Nuts – a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible.

Sentence – The children enjoy mixing up the fruit and nuts in the cake.

Egg Yolk – the yellow part of an egg.

Sentence – Take off the heat and whisk in the yoghurt and the egg yolk.

Liver – a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile, or this organ from an animal used as meat.

Sentence – Surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver into a four-year-old boy.

Medicine – treatment for illness or injury, or the study of this.

Sentence – The doctor advised about many things other than medicine.

Treatment – the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something

Sentence – Without treatment, she will almost certainly die.