BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 278

Prodigal – wastefully extravagant.

Sentence – Nature is prodigal of her gifts.

Scoundrel – a dishonest person

Sentence – He is a lying scoundrel!

Maxim – a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth

Sentence – I believe in the maxim “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

Collusion – agreement between people to act together secretly

Sentence – The officials are in collusion with the criminals.

Retaliate – make an attack in return for a similar attack.

Sentence – If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness

Erudite – having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Sentence – He was never dull, always erudite and well informed.

Indolent – wanting to avoid activity or exertion

Sentence – He is old and fat and indolent.

Affectation – a studied display of real or pretended feeling.

Sentence – She has so many little affectations.

Banish – get rid of

Sentence – I was banished to the small bedroom upstairs.

Ineffective – not producing any significant or desired effect.

Sentence – The chemical was almost totally ineffective in killing the weeds.

Cogent – clear, logical, and convincing.

Sentence – The result is a cogent explanation of inflation.