IELTS Vocabulary Part – 146

Cry – to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain.

Sentence – Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

Foxy – cunning.

Sentence – Then Foxy Davis had seemed a debonair remotely superior, and glamorous personage.

Depraved – morally bad or evil

Sentence – Memory, the punishment from god, makes depraved, makes you remorseful, makes you agonized.

Ability – the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something.

Sentence – The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.

Scrumptious – tasting extremely good.

Sentence – Diaz’s food is as scrumptious to the palate as the bank lobby is beautiful to behold.

Mysterious – strange, not known, or not understood.

Sentence – All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.

Couch – sofa.

Sentence – He’s turned into a real couch potato since he subscribed to the sports channel.

Vacancy – a space or place that is available to be used.

Sentence – The company uses the agency when a vacancy needs to be filled on an interim basis.

Special – not ordinary or usual.

Sentence – We have created a special category for part-time workers.

Daybreak – the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky.

Sentence – They would be awakened before daybreak and by eight had already had prayers and a math or science lesson.

Trivial – having little value or importance.

Sentence – The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.

To bring sth. Back – to reintroduce.

Sentence – Don’t forget to bring sth. back for me.

Sentence – Problems arise when the body’s immune system is not functioning adequately.

Convention – a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party.

Sentence – Moderates are putting it about that people shouldn’t take the things said at the Republican Convention too seriously.

Uninjured – unhurt.

Sentence – Then he and his three uninjured crew scrambled on to life-rafts – and were themselves rescued by helicopter.

Mild – not violent, severe, or extreme.

Sentence – He’s been a bit dizzy and confused since the accident. Do you think it’s mild concussion?

Earth – the usually brown, heavy and loose substance of which a large part of the surface of the ground is made, and in which plants can grow.

Sentence – The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.

Movie – a film shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story.

Sentence – The movie deals with injustices suffered by Native Americans.

Beneficial – helpful, useful, or good.

Sentence – A state which dwarfs its men,in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.

To illustrate – to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc.

Sentence – She could illustrate her arguments with clever examples drawn from the real world of commerce.

To hazard – something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage.

Sentence – Do you know how many sorts of Chinese rose in the world? You can hazard a guess.

Worn – old.

Sentence – The collar on my coat has worn thin, so I must patch it.

Everlasting – lasting forever or for a long time.

Sentence – The boss gets on my wick with his everlasting complaints about timekeeping. And he thinks nothing of rolling up to the office at ten o’clock himself.