BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 449

Acquit – free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

Sentence – They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.

Perseverance – delay in achieving success.

Sentence – Perseverance is the only road to success.

Oust – drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Sentence – He was ousted as chairman.

Blight – plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews

Sentence – The apple trees were blighted by fungus.

Displace – move (something) from its proper or usual position.

Sentence – The war has displaced thousands of people.

Strongholds – a place of security or survival.

Sentence – The area is a Republican stronghold.

Fortification- a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.

Sentence – They are my defense, my fortification.

Knack – natural skill at doing something.

Sentence – I have knack of cooking.

Bleak – lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

Sentence – The island’s pretty bleak.