IELTS Vocabulary

Abnormal: different from what is usual or average, especially in a way that is bad

Sentence – The child displayed abnormal behavior in class by suddenly shouting out loudly.

Elucidate: to explain something or make something clear

Sentence – The scholarly speaker elucidated on the topic in great details.

Pacify: to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied

Sentence – The wise man tried to pacify both the warring parties, but they were hell bent on going ahead with their fight.

Query: a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority

Sentence – The teacher could not think of a suitable reply to Neha’s query.

Queue: a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something

Sentence – As soon as the teacher announced that she would be giving a chocolate to each of the boys, they quickly queued up.

Quiet: Making no noise

Sentence – I told them to be quiet and go to sleep.

Rapid: Having great speed

Sentence – He walked at a rapid pace along the street when it became dark.

Stationary: not moving, or not changing

Sentence – A stationary object, if propelled with a force, will move in proportion to the force you apply on it.

Uproarious: extremely noisy and confused

Sentence – I entered the market to find out that it was completely chaotic and uproarious.

Urgent: very important and needing attention immediately

Sentence – This task requires your urgent attention as tomorrow is the last day to finish it.

Abject: Miserable

Sentence – The abject condition in which Gulzari Lal lived in his last days was testimony to the fact that despite being the P.M. twice, he had hardly made any money for himself in his political career.

Abrade: to remove part of the surface of something by rubbing

Sentence – The long drawn-out war abraded the army’s morale and ultimately led to its dismal surrender.

Formidable: causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult .

Sentence – Considering his formidable fan following in the city, it is no surprise that he has won with a huge margin of 3 lakh votes.

Knotty: (of a problem or difficulty) complicated and difficult to solve

Sentence – Whether the hen came first or the egg has been one of the knottiest problems facing our scientists for long.

Nullify: to make a legal agreement or decision have no legal force

Sentence – The Sukhigeeli Party, by going back on its election-time promises, has nullified the entire goodwill and support it enjoyed at the time of coming to power.

Oust: to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition

Sentence – He was oust from his community due to his different ideological thought process.

Palatial: A palatial house is very large and beautiful.

Sentence – The palatial Maharaja’s Haveli, comprising 300 rooms, 5 banquet halls and 3 swimming pools, was auctioned last week.

Radical: believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change

Sentence – Osho Rajneesh’s radical ideas, which were in direct opposition to those of prevailing and popular religions, obviously gave rise to lots of criticism.