BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 599

Haggard: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

Sentence: Like all the street children, he is thin and haggard

Retail therapy – the practise of buying things in order to make yourself feel better when you are unhappy

Sentence – i need some retail therapy to help me get over the disappointment of not getting a promotion at work.

Haphazard: without care; in a slapdash manner

Sentence: The books had been placed on the shelves in a haphazard fashion

Telescope: an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer.

Sentence: If you want to look at the planets, you can use a telescope

Obligation: responsibility

Sentence: She retired after fulfilling all her professional obligations.

Ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun throughout the course of a year

Sentence: The obliquity of ecliptic is the fundamental cause of the seasons.

Boundary: bounds, confines

Sentence: It is important to draw boundaries with friends and relatives.

Bargain hunting – looking for products that are good value for money, usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal

Sentence – i love bargain hunting and feel great when i find something i need at a knock-down price.

Violation: breach

Sentence: Stalking somebody is a violation of their privacy.