BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 387

Twitter -a series of short, high-pitched calls

Sentence -We were all of a twitter on the wedding day.

Twitch – a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Sentence – His mouth gave a slight twitch.

Sulk -be silent, morose, and bad-tempered

Sentence – He went off to sulk in his room.

Scapegoat -a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults

Sentence – The captain was made a scapegoat for the team’s failure.

Spick and span -neat, clean, and well looked

Sentence – Their house is always spick and span.

Frisk -playful skip or leap.

Sentence – Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.

Obstinacy -stubbornness

Sentence – His obstinacy was irritating

Fist -a person’s hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly

Sentence – She held the money tightly in her fist.

Peculiar – strange

Sentence – The wine has a peculiar taste.

Silly – showing a lack of common sense

Sentence – Ask a silly question and you’ll get a silly answer.