IELTS VOCABULARY
IELTS VOCABULARY | IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System is a criteria for those students or persons who need a certificate for their proof of English Grip and its understanding. IELTS test systems are conducted all over the world.Ielts Vocabulary is most important element for getting good bands in IELTS as in reading,writing,speaking and listening;IELTS Vocabulary importance cannot be denied.
Most Common Vocabulary Used in IELTS Testing System
List of IELTS vocabulary is given below
You may use these vocabulary words in your Ielts free writing which is very useful when you are about to write a competitive essay on current topics.
rash
imprudently incurring risk
refurbish
make brighter and prettier
repudiate
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
rife
excessively abundant
salient
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
staid
characterized by dignity and propriety
superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
sycophant
a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
truculent
defiantly aggressive
cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
callous
emotionally hardened
candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
chide
censure severely or angrily
circumspect
heedful of potential consequences
clandestine
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
coerce
to cause to do through pressure or necessity
coherent
marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
complacency
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
confidant
someone to whom private matters are told
deride
treat or speak of with contempt
despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator
diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
eloquent
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
embezzle
appropriate fraudulently to one’s own use
empathy
understanding and entering into another’s feelings
enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
extol
praise, glorify, or honor
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fabricate
put together out of artificial or natural components
feral
wild and menacing
flabbergasted
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
forsake
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
fractious
easily irritated or annoyed
furtive
secret and sly or sordid
gluttony
habitual eating to excess
gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted
haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority
hypocrisy
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
impeccable
without fault or error
impertinent
improperly forward or bold
implacable
incapable of being appeased or pacified
impudent
improperly forward or bold
incisive
demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
inept
generally incompetent and ineffectual
infamy
a state of extreme dishonor
inhibit
limit the range or extent of
innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
insatiable
impossible to satisfy
insular
relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
inveterate
habitual
jubilant
full of high-spirited delight
knell
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
lithe
moving and bending with ease
lurid
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
maverick
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
meticulous
marked by precise accordance with details
modicum
a small or moderate or token amount
morose
showing a brooding ill humor
myriad
a large indefinite number
nadir
the lowest point of anything
nominal
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
novice
someone new to a field or activity
nuance
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
oblivious
lacking conscious awareness of
obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obtuse
of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
parody
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
penchant
a strong liking
perusal
reading carefully with intent to remember
plethora
extreme excess
predilection
a predisposition in favor of something
quaint
attractively old-fashioned
umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
venerable
profoundly honored
vex
disturb, especially by minor irritations
vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud
wanton
a lewd or lascivious person
zenith
the point above the observer directly opposite the nadir
Panacea
the goddess of healing
aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
abhor
find repugnant
acquiesce
to agree or express agreement
alacrity
liveliness and eagerness
amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
appease
make peace with
arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
avarice
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
brazen
unrestrained by convention or propriety
brusque
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
cumulative
increasing by successive addition
debase
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
decry
express strong disapproval of
deferential
showing courteous regard for people’s feelings
demure
affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
