BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 505

Sharp-witted: – quick to notice and understand things.

Sentence: She’s a sharp-witted interviewer with a knack for extracting
embarrassing quotes

Arduous – requiring strenuous effort

Sentence: We wish him well in his arduous task.

Feigned: simulated or pretended; insincere.

Sentence: Her eyes widened with feigned shock.

Redolence – the quality of having a pleasant odor; fragrance:

Sentence: The lingering redolence of her perfume filled the air

Anticipation – expectation or prediction

Sentence: She waited in eager anticipation for Robert to arrive.

Appraise – assess the performance of

Sentence: An employer should appraise the ability of his employees.

Fraternal:  of or like a brother or brothers.

Sentence: His lack of fraternal feeling shocked me.

Arid – having little or no rain

Sentence: Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.