IELTS Vocabulary
MYTH – A myth is a story that’s told again and again and serves to explain why something is the way it is.
Sentence – I bought into the popular myth that when I got the new car or the next house, I’d finally be happy.
FOLK TALES – A story passed on by word of mouth, or a legend or myth shared among people of a culture.
Sentence – A folk tale tells that the strong winds blowing around the stump are caused by the breath of the Devil.
FICTITIOUS – Not real; pretended; false.
Sentence – The colours of dinosaurs illustrated in books are purely fictitious.
FABLE – a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
Sentence – This fable has a talking cat and a talking dog, but I have not read enough of it to determine the moral of the story yet.
SUPPORT – To support something, as a structure or heavy load, is to bear it or hold it up.
Sentence – Members of a family support one another.
SUCCOR – Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
Sentence – He was so much in the need of succor, so totally alone.
ANTICIPATE – To imagine or expect that something will happen.
Sentence – We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn’t anticipate.
EXPIDITED – To execute promptly.
Sentence – We’ve got to expedite this order because they need it by tomorrow.
UNCANNY – Very strange, that you can’t easily explain.
Sentence – My sister has an uncanny resemblance to my favourite actress.
FORESEEABLE – That can be expected.
Sentence – It is not obvious what will replace coal in the foreseeable future.
