BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 302

Adulting : The action of becoming or acting like an adult

Sentence – My roommates and I are adulting during lockdown. We clean the whole house every Saturday!

Awe walk : Taking a walk outside and making an effort to look at the things around you

Sentence – Today on our awe walk we noticed a tree we’d never seen before. 

Contactless : not having to physically touch or interact with people

Sentence – Our family started to shop at a new grocery store, because we wanted the option to have contactless delivery. 

Quart teen: a teenager during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Sentence –  My sister is a quarenteen and spends a lot of time on TikTok.

Thirsty : Having a need for attention or approval 

Sentence –  My brother is thirsty. He posts so many photos of our dog Jellybean on Instagram because he wants her to be a dog model.

Truthiness: something that seems true but isn’t backed up by evidence

Sentence – In this class, you can’t speak truthiness and expect to get away with it. 

Unconscious bias: unconscious prejudice against people of a certain race, gender, or group

Sentence –  In 2021, I hope more workplaces will address their conscious and unconscious bias.

Nomophobia : Fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or being unable to use it.

Sentence – ‘Many people suffering from nomophobia never switch off their mobile phones.’

Awesome sauce: Extremely good; excellent.

Sentence – Ritesh had an awesomesauce experience in Dubai.

Hangry : Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.

Sentence – I was hangry yesterday when Dominoes was closed.