BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 316

accept – to agree to take something that somebody offers you

Sentence – The store doesn’t accept credit cards.

except – to leave somebody/something out; to not include somebody/something

Sentence – The stores will be open daily except Sundays.

addition – a person or thing that is added to something

Sentence – Our baby brother is an addition to our family.

edition – the form in which a book is published; all the books, newspapers, etc. published in the same form at the same time

Sentence – The first edition was published in 1998.

affect – make somebody/something change in a particular way; to influence somebody/something the weather affected his mood

Sentence – Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.

effect – a change that is caused by something; a result

Sentence – The snow had a predictable effect on traffic.

 all ready – completely prepared

Sentence – I am all ready to walk the dog.

already – used for talking about something that has happened before now or before a particular time in the past

 Sentence – I can’t believe she is old enough to drive already!

 baste – to pour liquid fat or juices over meat, etc. while it is cooking

Sentence – Just roast the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon.

based – to make one place the centre from which somebody/something can work or move around

Sentence – Prices are based on the market value of fresh ingredients each day.

cheap  – low in price, costing little money

Sentence – I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.

cheep – short, high squeaky cry made by a young bird.

Sentence – We heard the birds cheeping as their mother fed them.

 chews – to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it

Sentence – He chews with his mouth open.

choose – to decide or prefer to do something

Sentence – They chose her as the team captain

days  – period of 24 hours. Seven days make up a week

Sentence – We have some cold days, but mostly it is warm.

daze – especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

Sentence – She was wandering around in a daze this morning.

 dear – loved by or important to somebody

Sentence – She was a very dear friend.

deer – hiran

Sentence – November is a good time to hunt deer.

dense – containing a lot of things or people close together

Sentence – The body was found hidden in dense undergrowth.

 dents – to damage a flat surface by hitting it but not breaking it

Sentence – Many of the cans were badly dented.

descent – a movement down to a lower place

Sentence – Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent.

dissent – disagreement with official or generally agreed ideas or opinions

Sentence – I dissent altogether from such an unwise idea.