Vocabulary For IELTS
Distraught – extremely worried, nervous, or upset
Sentence – The missing child’s distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
Embark – to start, begin
Sentence – Two hours would have sufficed to embark the men in Cherbourg Harbour, after a previous rehearsal.
Envision – to imagine or expect that something is a likely or desirable possibility in the future
Sentence – It was still possible then to envision successors to this outpouring of his heart and soul and craft.
Excerpt – a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.
Sentence – An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend’s magazine.
Forsake – to leave someone forever, especially when they need you
Sentence – The town was forsaken by its former inhabitants because the nearby volcano threatened to erupt.
Temperance – control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating too much
Sentence – Max has become an advocate of complete temperance.
Vow – tomake a determined decision or promise to do something
Sentence – Max vowed to never drink another drop of alcohol again.
Adjure – to ask or order someone to do something
Sentence – I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brethren.
Badinage – conversation or remarks that are joking and not serious
Sentence – As Carrie listened to this and much more of similar familiar badinage among the men and girls, she instinctively withdrew into herself.
Carp – a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and can be eaten
Sentence – Many other fishermen think carp anglers are mad because they can go for days without a bite.
Dogmatic – Thrusting one’s opinion or beliefs while reluctant to accept those of others.
Sentence – Shreya is dogmatic about her work, once someone makes a mistake, she does not listen to anyone.
Effete – weak and without much power
Sentence – The Road to Wigan Pier’s wanton polemics against effete intellectuals and strident feminists are suffused by homophobia.
Fulminate – Protest strongly against something.
Sentence – Conclusions The primary cause for acute lethal myocarditis fulminate area in Yunnan is probablely enterovirus infection.
Gofer – someone whose job is to be sent to get and carry things such as messages, drinks, etc. for other people in a company
Sentence – At his request, Janice Em interrupted her labors as a computer operator and gofer for the Council Advisory Staff, and joined him in his office.
Hark – used to tell someone to listen
Sentence – I have to hark back to this question that I mentioned earlier on in order to let you understand how serious it is.
Ineffable – causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described
Sentence – Ineffable realizations are experienced; and in fact, as we read about them, we can only be amazed.
Jink – Sudden quick change of direction.
Sentence – Then the ship would jink even closer in to a prosperous hilly suburb, if possible, to offload the terror Scouts.
Knoll – a small low hill with a rounded top
Sentence – He looked around on that knoll for a while , transfixed with amazement, and then went down.
Languish – to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
Sentence – While many other businesses languish in the early days of a new year, gyms and match-makers are likely to be hopping.
Mettle – ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult
Sentence – His first important chance to show his mettle came when he opened the new session of the Legislature.
