IELTS VOCABULARY
Welter: a confused multitude of things
Sentence: there’s such a welter of conflicting rules
Whet: make keen or more acute
Sentence: she took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes
Whim: a sudden desire
Sentence: I asked the hairdresser to dye my hair blonde on a whim
Whittle: cut small bits or pare shavings from
Sentence: It was very difficult to whittle the finalists down to three
Wince: the facial expression of sudden pain
Sentence: Every time he put any weight on his left leg, he winced in pain.
Wraith: a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
Sentence: heart attacks had reduced his mother to a wraith
Wrath: intense anger
Sentence: when he heard of this betrayal, his wrath knew no bounds
IELTS VOCABULARY