BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 418

Perception – insight

Sentence – He was a man of keen perception.

Persistent – determined

Sentence – The weeds were very persistent.

Pessimistic – negative

Sentence – Most doctors were pessimistic that a cure could be found.

Phenomenal – extraordinary

Sentence – The results have been phenomenal.

Pinnacle – highpoint

Sentence – He had reached the pinnacle of his military career.

Pleasure – desire

Sentence – From short pleasure long repentance.

Plight – dilemma

Sentence – The plight of the refugees arouses our compassion.

Plume – trail

Sentence – Heavy plumes of smoke rose from the building.

Ponder – think about

Sentence – She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.

Posh – noble

Sentence – You look very posh in your new suit.

Inherit – receive

Sentence – He stood to inherit property worth ￡5 million.