BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 298

Abnegation – Renunciation of a belief or doctrine; Denial

Sentence Monks practice abnegation of the material aspects of human life.

Aggrandize – To enhance power, wealth, or status

Sentence: A generous grant, enabled the library to significantly aggrandize its collection of books on tape.

Fatuous – Devoid of intelligence

Sentence: Ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course

Gratuitous – Uncalled for or unwarranted

Sentence: The film was criticized for its gratuitous violence.

. Iconoclast – Someone who criticizes or attacks cherished ideas and beliefs

Sentence: Notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn’t afraid to go after sacred cows.

Idiosyncratic – Something peculiar to an individual

Sentence: His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful.

Incumbent – A person who is currently in an official position.

Sentence: He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.

Inveterate – Habitual

Sentence: He has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales

Libertarian – Someone who cherishes ideas of free will

Sentence:  This pinpoints a fundamental weakness in the libertarian defense of a market economy.

Licentious – Someone who is promiscuous

Sentence: A moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry

Largesse – Kindness or generosity in bestowing gifts or money

Sentence: He relied on the largesse of friends after he lost his job.

Multifarious – Multifaceted or diverse

Sentence: Spain is a composite of multifarious traditions and people.

Obdurate – Being stubborn and refusing to change one’s opinion

Sentence: He is known for his obdurate determination.

Ostracism – Excluding a person or certain section from the society by the majority’s consent

Sentence: She broke taboos, risking ostracism and derision in the process.