BEST IELTS VOCABULARY

Grass roots: Ordinary people in a society, as opposed to those who are in power.

Sentence: The leadership needs to hear first-hand what grass-roots members are thinking.

Neolithic: relating to the period when humans used tools and weapons made of stone and had just developed.

Sentence: The village is home to a Neolithic dig site where late Stone Age pieces have been discovered.

luxurious: very comfortable and expensive:

sentence: “It was one of the most luxurious hotel rooms we’ve ever stayed in

Topography: the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

Sentence: The topography of the river’s basin has changed significantly since the floods.

charming: very pleasant or attractive.

sentence: They live in a charming old cottage.

Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time.

Sentence: The beauty of the cherry blossoms is ephemeral, as they only bloom for a few weeks.

Pessimism: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst
will happen.

Sentence: “the dispute cast an air of deep pessimism over the future of the peace talks”

Exemplify: To serve as a typical example.

Sentence: The athlete’s dedication exemplifies the spirit of perseverance.