BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 275

Egregious – outstandingly bad

Sentence – The judge said it was the most egregious act he had ever seen!

Burgeon – begin to grow or increase rapidly

Sentence – My confidence began to burgeon later in life.

Inadvertent – without intention

Sentence – He inadvertently deleted the file.

Cupidity – greed for money or possessions.

Sentence – His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity.

Zealot – person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too

Sentence – This allows Zealot to close quickly with his enemies.

Stigmatise – describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.

Sentence – People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.

Persuasive – making you want to do or believe a particular thing

Sentence – He made a persuasive argument.

Bellwether -something that leads or indicates a trend.

Sentence – She is a bellwether of fashion.

Duplicitous -deceitful

Sentence – He is a possessive, duplicitous and unreasonable man.

Watershed – an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

Sentence – Our marriage was at a watershed.

Proponent – a person who advocates a theory

Sentence – I am a proponent of setting goals.

Renegade – a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.

Sentence – That renegade, he won’t come to a good end!