
IELTS VOCABULARY

Baffle: be a mystery or bewildering toSentence: One of the exam questions baffled me completely

Baleful: deadly or sinister
Sentence: Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction

Balk: refuse to proceed or comply
Sentence: he raised every objection he could to balk this plan

Banal: repeated too often; over familiar through overuseSentence: I watched a very banal comedy on TV yesterday

Bane: something causing misery or death
Sentence: the telephone was the bane of my life.
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Banter: converse in a playful or teasing way
Sentence: I missed my Dad a lot in the Philippines, especially our playful banter.

FEALTY: allegiance
Sentence: Everyone expect fealty from their good friends.

BROACH: bring up a topic
Sentence: The subject was broached to nurture the students in a better way.

IELTS VOCABULARY