IELTS Vocabulary

Tedious – tiresome

Sentence – The job is tedious , but the pay is good.

Execute – carry out

Sentence – We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter.

Demolish – destroy

Sentence – These ants can demolish large areas of forest.

Appetizing – luscious

Sentence – The food wasn’t particularly appetizing

Slice – cut

Sentence – Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly.

Twisted – zigzag

Sentence – The strong rope is twisted from 4 ropes.

Astonishing – unbelievable

Sentence – The new houses have been built with astonishing speed.

Frosty – cold

Sentence – The air was frosty

Sob – weep

Sentence – The child started to sob when he couldn’t find his mother

Raze – destroy

Sentence – Many villages were razed to the ground

Wreck – break

Sentence – When you’re here, this place is a wreck !

Murky – dark

Sentence – She had a decidedly murky past.

Narrate – describe

Sentence – The documentary is narrated by a famous actor

Frigid – cool

Sentence – There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.

Unimaginative – lifeless

Sentence – He is an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book.

Abominable – terrible

Sentence – Murder is the most abominable crime.

Rotten egg – bad person

Sentence – It was a rotten egg right from the beginning, ” he said.

Nettle – Anger

Sentence – My brother will often nettle me by reading my diary.