IELTS VOCABULARY

Signalized – mark or indicate

Sentence – His period of office was signalized by the opening of an international exhibition.

Ruthless – hard and cruel

Sentence – She is ruthless in her dealings with competitors.

Extermination – to get rid of completely usually by killing off

Sentence – All doors and windows are sealed for the extermination of mosquito.

Victor – the person who wins a game

Sentence – Victor swore he would get his revenge.

Aquiline – hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.

Sentence – The man has a strong and aquiline nose.

Exceptional – very unusual

Sentence – He is a man of exceptional talent.

Wiped out – total destruction

Sentence – Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake.

Escape – to manage to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant

Sentence – The prisoners attempted a daring escape.

Bedouin – a nomadic Arab of the desert.

Sentence – The desert in Dubai is zone of Bedouin.

Dash – an act of going somewhere suddenly and quickly

Sentence – She dashed down the hallway to the bathroom.

Evidently – clearly; that can be easily seen or understood

Sentence – He has evidently mistaken me.

Heed – to pay attention to advice

Sentence – She didn’t heed my warning.

Penniless – having no money

Sentence – She fell in love with a penniless artist

Set out – begin a journey.

Sentence – He set out his objections to the plan.

Barely – in a meager manner

Sentence – I was so tired I could barely stand up

Assassination – to murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons

Sentence – The judge escaped assassination by drug dealers.

Pursed – to try to achieve something

Sentence – He pursued a career in medicine.