BEST VOCABULARY WORDS FOR IELTS – 451

Feeble – lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Sentence – He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far.

Villainous -guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour.

Sentence – This is a villainous pair of shoes; they have ruined my feet.

Scolding -an angry rebuke

Sentence – I gave him a good scolding.

Anxious – very eager or concerned to do something

Sentence – She feels anxious and depressed.

Malignant – evil in nature or effect

Sentence -She developed a malignant breast tumour.

Imponderable – a factor that is difficult or impossible to estimate

Sentence – Our resources in technical knowledge are imponderable

Destitute – extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.

Sentence – The floods left thousands of people destitute.

Palatable – with an agreeable or pleasant taste

Sentence – The meal was barely palatable