BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 448

Pronoid –  A person who is convinced of others’ goodwill towards themselves.

Sentence – She’s getting paranoid about what other people think of her.

Puggle –  A young platypus or echidna.

Sentence – I have no idea how Puggles get along with children.

Pertinacious  – Someone who is stubborn & unyielding.

Sentence – Questions buzzed in his head like pertinacious bees.

Quotidian – An event or task that is of daily occurrence.

Sentence – Television has become part of our quotidian existence.

Quisling  – A traitor

Sentence. – The schools were closed, and did not reopen till Quisling backed down.

Quaff – To swallow greedily or hurriedly in a single draught.

Sentence – They spent the evening quaffing champagne.

Recalcitrant – Resistant to authority or force.

Sentence – Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant animals.

Recalcitrant – Resistant to authority or force.

Sentence – Donkeys are reputed to be the most recalcitrant animals.

Topophilia – An emotional connection to a physical environment

Sentence – What I feel towards my grandmother’s house could be described as topophilia.

Tract – An area of land that is extended

Sentence – . The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.