IELTS Vocabulary
Cosmopolitan – including people from many different countries and cultures.
Sentence- Mumbai is the most cosmopolitan city in India as many struggling actors go there to get some work in Bollywood.
Cost of living – the level of prices you pay for basic things such as food, clothes, shelter, and transport.
Sentence- Cost of living in big cities is very high.
City dwellers –people who live in a city.
Sentence- Most of the City dwellers don’t know have much knowledge about the heritage and culture as compared to the residents of countryside.
Air quality – the state of the air around us.
Sentence-During lockdown the air quality in India improved a lot as all the vehicles were off the road.
Nightlife –evening entertainment in places such as theaters, nightclubs, and bars.
Sentence- Nightlife in big cities is very active and one can enjoy a lot in the night.
Vibrant – full of energy and enthusiasm.
Sentence- The view at night of my home town is very vibrant as many new lights has been installed.
Dynamic – very lively and enthusiastic.
Sentence- People of villages are very dynamic.
Cafeteria –an informal restaurant in which you take the food to the table yourself and pay before eating.
Sentence- Cafeterias are very popular in school students to hang out.
Neighborhood – the area of a town that surrounds someone’s home
Sentence– There is lash green fields in our neighborhood.
Studio flat – an apartment containing one main room, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
Sentence- Due to the high price of property people are forced to live in studio flats.
hand-me-downs: clothes that are passed down from older brothers or sisters to their younger siblings.
Sentence- My younger always refused to wear hand-me –downs.
to have an eye for (fashion): to be a good judge of
Sentence- Everybody nowadays are fashion freak and have an eye for fashion.
the height of fashion: very fashionable
Sentence- She was quite presentable and clean, but obviously not dressed in the height of fashion.
to keep up with the latest fashion: to wear the latest fashions
Sentence- Fashion magazines helps youngsters to keep up with the latest fashion.
to mix and match: to wear different styles or items of clothing that aren’t part of a set outfit.
Sentence- The trend of mix and match is declining after the launch of jump suits.
must-have: something that is highly fashionable and therefore in demand
Sentence- You must have coat pant in your wardrobe.
off the peg: clothing that is ready made
Sentence- There is fresh arrival of off the peg clothes in the market and even they are cheap.
a slave to fashion: someone who always feel the need to wear the latest fashions
Sentence- Even the kids have become slave of fashion.
to take pride in one’s appearance: to pay attention to how one looks
Sentence- Everybody in our community take pride in one’s appearance so one have to be fashionable.
vintage clothes: clothes from an earlier period
Sentence- Vintage clothes are again in trend.
To be full-up: to eat to the point that you can’t eat anymore.
Sentence- Doctors recommend not to be full up and I strictly follow it.
To be ravenous (to have ravenous appetite): to be really hungry, starving, voracious.
Sentence- After working for whole day I had ravenous appetite.
To bolt something down: to eat a large amount of food very quickly.
Sentence- You should not bolt your food down like this, it looks very rude!
To catch a snack: to eat a little portion of food very quickly.
Sentence- Today I was so busy that I managed to catch a snack.
To eat a balanced diet: to eat correctly and in time.
Sentence- One should have a balanced diet to boost your immunity.
