BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 344

Pacifist –  someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes

Sentence – He did not enter the army because of his pacifist beliefs/ideals.

Paean – a hymn of praise

Sentence – The novel is a paean to the end of empire.

Painstaking – characterized by extreme care and great efforts

Sentence – It took months of painstaking research to write the book.

Palatable – acceptable to the taste or mind

Sentence – The truth, as always, is slightly less palatable.

Pare – strip the skin off

Sentence -First, pare the rind from the lemon.

Permeate – spread or diffuse through

Sentence – The water permeated the sand.

Pernicious – exceedingly harmful

Sentence – We are so easily led to pernicious solutions.

Phlegmatic – showing little emotion

Sentence – A phlegmatic mind in an emergency is more important.

Pittance – an inadequate payment

Sentence – They work long hours and get paid a pittance.

Placid – calm and free from disturbance

Sentence – She was a placid child who rarely cried.