IELTS VOCABULARY

Wondered – feel curious.

Sentence – The men wondered what was to happen now.

Sputtered – make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.

Sentence – Don’t sputter when you speak.

Sneered – smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

Sentence – He gave an arrogant sneer

Shuddered – tremble convulsively

Sentence – She shuddered at the thought.

Quavered – shake or tremble in speaking

Sentence – Her voice quavered during the speech.

Nagged – be persistently painful or worrying to.

Sentence – I Nagged him so much about it.

Jeered – make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Sentence – Do not jeer at the misfortunes of others.

Yelled – shout in a loud, sharp way.

Sentence – I didn’t mean to yell at you, but you nearly scared me to death.

Sassed – be cheeky or rude

Sentence – I sassed him and all that

Shrieked – make a high-pitched screeching sound.

Sentence – the wheels shrieked as the car sped away”

Taunted – provoke or challenge with insulting remarks.

Sentence She ‘s even taunted by the black kids for being black.

Sobbed – cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.

Sentence – She sobbed, I would never do that to you.

Mumbled – say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.

Sentence – He mumbled something and then left

Croaked – make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

Sentence – Bush croaked from the ground.

Vowed – solemnly promise to do a specified thing.

Sentence – She vowed to be his and his alone from that day forward

Gushed – speak or write effusively or with exaggerated enthusiasm.

Sentence – The blood that gushed out of her stump

Snickered – typically scornful laugh

Sentence – He could imagine them snickering as he passed”