IELTS Vocabulary – Part 143

Panic -(a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety).

Sentence – There was a last-minute panic when nobody could find the tickets.

Sociable -(someone who is friendly and enjoys spending time with other people).

Sentence – The least sociable auk, breeding in very loose colonies, in crevices of cliffs and rocks.

Discouraged -(feeling less enthusiastic, hopeful or confident about something).

Sentence – Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and can’t make a change.

Hooked -(be addicted to something).

Sentence – It’s difficult to wean an addict off cocaine once they’re hooked.

Ingenious -(very clever and inventive).

Sentence – As the Victorian age got under way, ever more ingenious technologies aided the steady advance of drainage.

Hopeless -(despairing; very unhappy).

Sentence – A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure will turn to glorious success.

Regrettable -(something that makes you feel sad and sorry about).

Sentence – There has been a marked and regrettable increase in reports from the town over the past year concerning the behaviour of students.

Warm–hearted -(to be friendly, kind, generous and always willing to help other people).

Sentence – I believe that as long as other warm-hearted people and I keep on doing so, the whole society will be changed into a big warm family.

Lose one’s patience [Expression] (if you lose your patience, you are unable to keep your temper, and become suddenly annoyed angry).

Sentence – Whereas previous albums like Vespertine were real growers, some people may lose patience with this one.

Amiable -(friendly, sociable and pleasant).

Sentence – Banks is an immensely amiable, bearded ex-beatnik who feels that he is at last putting his past behind him.

Suspicious -(to show a distrust of someone or something).

Sentence – Older people tend to be quite conservative and a bit suspicious of any supposed advances.

Outstanding -(excellent or extremely good).

Sentence – Keeping in mind the rain seed dedicated told, enhances the outstanding courage.

Considerate -(kind and helpful (pay attention to the wishes and feelings of other people).

Sentence – It stands to reason that if you are considerate and friendly to people you will get a lot more back.

Thoughtful -(showing attention or consideration for the needs and feeling of other people).

Sentence – You can find love in a smile or a helping hand, in a thoughtful gesture or a kind word. It is all around, if you just look for it.

Bossy -(to describe someone who is always telling other people what to do).

Sentence – Your young daughter’s bossy attitude in later life may be channelled into quite acceptable leadership qualities.

Officious -(to describe someone who uses their authority or position to tell people what to do).

Sentence – I got held up by an officious receptionist who wouldn’t let me in until I’d answered all her questions.

Irresponsible -(to describe someone who has no feeling of responsibility for something).

Sentence – It is irresponsible of you not to prepare students for their exams.

To feel relieved – (feeling good because a dif icult problem has been solved).

Sentence – When he has gone over the phrase a few more times, he will smile or chuckle or perhaps merely feel relieved.

Shame – (a guilty and embarrassed feeling that you have when you or someone else has behaved badly).

Sentence – It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age.

Witty -(able to use words in clever and funny things).

Sentence – The author extracts the maximum from every carefully-crafted scene in this witty tale.

Convenient -(to be easy, very useful or suitable for a person’s needs or a particular purpose).

Sentence – The children provided a convenient excuse for missing the party.