BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 438

Vacillate –  a state of confusion.

 Sentence- When he saw different designs of shoes, he vacillated between buying a perfect pair of shoes.

Abstain – restrain from doing something.

Sentence- The doctor has suggested me to abstain from non-veg food during the treatment.

Scruple –  a feeling of hesitation.

Sentence- I always scruple when I have to ask my parents for money.

Astound- to surprise.

Sentence- Akshay Kumar’s performance in 2.0 astound everyone.

Tarnish – damage or fade something.

 Sentence- His crimes tarnished his family’s reputation.

Oblivion- something which is forgotten.

Sentence- The movie put me in such a state of oblivion that I forgot to complete my homework.

  Butcher- a person whose trade is cutting up meat.

Sentence- Some people don’t like to visit the meat market to see the butcher.

Proscribe- outlaw something.

Sentence- Government should proscribe the use of plastic to control pollution.

Ragtag- disorganized.

Sentence- A ragtag group of people always tarnish society.

Slant- a sloping position.

Sentence- A slanted mountainside makes it more comfortable to track for the mountain climbers.