IELTS VOCABULARY
Foible: Weakness
SENTENCE: They have to tolerate each other’s little foibles
Galore: In abundance
SENTENCE: there were prizes galore for everything
Recuperate: Recover
SENTENCE: She has been recuperating from a knee injury
Redundant: Exceeding what is natural or necessary, superfluous
SENTENCE: many of the old skills had become redundant
Spineless: Lacking courage
SENTENCE: A spineless person does not have much determination and is not willing to take risks
Chagrin: Disappointment
SENTENCE: to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen
Gesticulate: To gesture with the arms
SENTENCE: they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down
Naïve: Unsophisticated, inexperienced SENTENCE: They make the naive assumption that because it’s popular it must be good
Prodigal: Recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish
SENTENCE: The prodigal landlord spends the money as fast as he receives it
