BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 414

Attire – dress

Sentence – I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding.

Prior – before

Sentence – existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

Cunning – clever

Sentence -She relied on her native cunning to survive.

Bashful – shy

Sentence – Don’t be bashful about telling people how you feel.

Collision – collide

Sentence – The pilot avoided a collision by changing course.

Gaunt – too thin

Sentence – Her face was gaunt and grey.

Shrine – holy place

Sentence – This shrine is sacred to the Hindu god Vishnu.

Minnow – a very small fish

Sentence – Throw out a minnow to catch a whale.

Flaw – mistake

Sentence – I returned the material because it had a flaw in it.