IELTS Vocabulary Part – 202

Alacrity – speed and eagerness.

Sentence – The alacrity with which northerners enlisted for military service whenever warfare flared up on the Border speaks for itself.

Feral – existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people.

Sentence – The striking success of feral horses is ample proof that their behaviour patterns are not only persistent but survival-oriented.

Extol – to praise something or someone very much.

Sentence – But now is not the time to be extolling the virtues of Anglo-Saxon shareholder capitalism.

Furtive – (of people) behaving secretly and often dishonestly, or (of actions) done secretly and often dishonestly.

Sentence – With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.

Impertinent – rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you.

Sentence – But at the same time they are extraordinarily willing to fill out warranty cards, questionnaires and impertinent surveys.

Indolent – showing no real interest or effort.

Sentence – Second, and more threatening, there was grass-roots discontent at Baldwin’s indolent approach to the tasks of opposition.

Inept   not skilled or effective.

Sentence – An inept clearance by Wright, who was in the left-back position, gave Celtic an unexpected opportunity to go in front.

Ailment – Sick, ill.

Sentence –Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation.

Assault – a violent attack.

Sentence – The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.

Awful – Very bad or unpleasant.

Sentence – She is looking very awful in this dress

Attend – To be present at an event.

Sentence – Mrs Spratt regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement.

Conscious – awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you

Sentence – The invading force, conscious of their numerical inferiority at sea, decided on an airborne attack.

Overcome –  to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something.

Sentence – One should give up anger; one should abandon pride; one should overcome all fetters. I’ll never befall him who clings not to mind and body and is passionless.

Overdue – Not paid, that should have happened.

Sentence – Teachers have joined a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay overdue salaries and allowances.

Unforeseen – That you didn’t expect to happen.

Sentence – Without an efficient system and good professional advice, unforeseen problems can develop into major setbacks.

Despair- A state where hope is missing.

Sentence – A low moan of despair escaped her as she realized what had gone wrong.

Cargo – The goods which are being carried.

Sentence – The terrorists parked the van with its deadly cargo in a dark alleyway.

Criticize  – To say something against.

Sentence – Give so much time to improving yourself that you won’t have time to criticize others.

Invert – To change the normal position of something.

Sentence – A voltage type high power invert circuit which is composed of chopper and thyrist or full bridge invertor is proposed.

Rebellion – Using violence, acting against.

Sentence – The rebellion against the government has been suppressed by the government troops.