BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 331

fetter –  a shackle for the ankles or feet

Sentence –  By nature his ideas were transformed and released from the fetters of inherited prejudice.

anodyne  – capable of relieving pain

Sentence – A lull following the tempest seemed an anodyne for broken rest.

frugality –  prudence in avoiding waste

Sentence – Frugality makes an easy chair for old age.

wanton – unprovoked or without motive or justification

Sentence – At heart as wanton as he was weak….

nettle –  disturb, especially by minor irritations

Sentence – The mayor’s recent actions have nettled some members of the community.

flout treat with contemptuous disregard

Sentence – Fire safety codes are routinely flouted in India both in private and government buildings.

cornice – a molding between the ceiling and the top of a wall

Sentence – A carved cornice runs around the high-ceilinged room.

minatory  – threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Sentence – There was a silence which, it seemed to her, could be more minatory even than accusation.

pique – call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

Sentence – Mr. Tillotson was a little piqued at being found so absurdly in the wrong.