IELTS Vocabulary Part – 196

Trustworthy – able to be trusted.

Sentence – Those who advocate total manipulation urge that a trustworthy mode of communication is always open to cheating.

Mend – to repair something that is broken or damaged.

Sentence – You’d better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel.

Moral – relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws.

Sentence – The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Nobility – relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws.

Sentence – The order of precedence for titled nobility in Britain is duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron.

Repute – reputation.

Sentence – My father was a historian of repute. His speciality was the history of Germany.

Abbreviate – to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word.

Sentence – In abbreviate, aggregate that the boy admired no best abides—-except in the man’s anamnesis of it.

Unhurt – not harmed.

Sentence – Pilot Stephen Grey was unhurt apart from a minor neck injury which hospitalised him for a short period.

Imperative – extremely important or urgent.

Sentence – It remains imperative that all sides should be involved in the talks

Dilute – to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else.

Sentence – There was a clear intention to dilute black voting power.

Prosperous – successful, usually by earning a lot of money.

Sentence – The once prosperous town has hemorrhaged manufacturing jobs over the last 15 years.

To fabricate – to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone.

Sentence – In this project, students will fabricate composite materials using different high performance fibres and lay-up designs.

Reasonable – based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical.

Sentence – The company’s commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.

Idler – not working or being used.

Sentence – Track roller, carrier roller, idler are mounted with long life well sealed – cone floating ring – floating ring seal.

Mandatory – Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law.

Sentence – It is mandatory for blood banks to test all donated blood for the virus.

Suppress – to end something by force.

Sentence – The government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services.

Dossier – a set of papers containing information about a person, often a criminal, or on any subject.

Sentence – The investigation officer would then prepare a full dossier to be sent to both sides prior to the hearing.

Lucid – clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly.

Sentence – After finishing, she became lucid, recognized Jung, and greeted him.

Complete – to make whole or perfect.

Sentence – He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense.

Diverse – including many different types of people or things.

Sentence – Davies has managed to pursue his diverse interests in parallel with his fast-moving career.

Backside – the part of the body that you sit on.

Sentence – You’d be walking the beat and you’d see some kid with his backside hanging out of his trousers.

To answer – a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc.

Sentence – A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

Home – the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family.

Sentence – Home is the place where,when you have to go there, it has to take you in.