Vocabulary For IELTS
superficial: (of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important.
Sentence – Beneath his refined manners and superficial elegance lay something treacherous.
superfluous: more than is needed or wanted.
Sentence – He can use stock motifs and patterns and superfluous work can be retained to cater for future demand.
surreptitious: done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing.
Sentence – We always assumed it was nerves, or a surreptitious attempt to glance at their wristwatch.
tactful: careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone.
Sentence – The photograph would, Rose believed, be a tactful way of hinting that she didn’t intend being around so much.
tenacious: holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way.
Sentence – The storms of Dubai are very tenacious, people can’t even get out of the house.
transient: temporary, impermanent.
Sentence – The transient nature of the binding may be because this sequence is recognized on account of its structure without additional hydrogen bonding contacts.
venerable: deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance.
Sentence – He duly appeared before three or four venerable gentlemen who lectured him on how to behave in the Far East.
vindicate: to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong.
Sentence – Thus practically every boring seems to vindicate the subsidence theory and to provide evidence against the Glacial Control theory.
wary: not completely trusting or certain about something or someone.
Sentence – The CIA was extremely wary of interfering with the foreign Press; in the past, such interference had rebounded.
to stem from = to come or derive from, often used for negative things
Sentence- New chairman Robert Corbett says most of the losses seem to stem from incompetent grain trading.
sedentary lifestyle = a lifestyle where people sit for long periods and are generally inactive
Sentence- A sedentary lifestyle also spells bad news for hips and thighs: increase your circulation by taking more exercise .
obesity = the medical condition of being seriously overweight
Sentence- Obesity is a problem for many people in western countries.
inadequate development = insufficient or obstructed growth of the body
Sentence- If children smoke, this can cause inadequate development of their lungs and brains.
strain = stress or overwork, physical or mental
Sentence- Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
symptoms = indications that a medical problem is present
Sentence- The doctor mistook the symptoms for blood poisoning.
poor diet = a lifestyle diet without sufficient nutrients
Sentence- Poor diet can lead to a whole range of diseases in later life .
convenience food = food which is cooked in its packaging, usually in a microwave .
Sentence- The process technology of convenience food made of embryonated egg are researched in this paper.
addiction = the state of being unable to live without something.
Sentence- Gambling can all too easily become an addiction .
to socialise = to meet with friends and other people in a friendly way.
Sentence- They work for the same company, socialise together and worship in the same mosque.
interpersonal skills = the skills of dealing with people successfully
Sentence- A student can learn much about interpersonal skills through observation of more experienced staff
to underperform = to perform below your peers or expectations .
Sentence- Industrial stocks generally underperformed the market, and many cyclical stocks posted negative returns.
active lifestyle = a lifestyle with proper exercise and fitness
Sentence- In all ages prior to our modern scientific age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.
