
BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 623

Haunt: to cause repeated suffering or anxiety
Sentence: Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Hideous: extremely ugly or bad
Sentence: They’ve just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the seafront.

Hobble: to walk in an awkward way
Sentence: The last time I saw Rachel she was hobbling around with a stick
Vocabulary Words for IELTS

Halting: stopping often while saying or doing something.
Sentence: He spoke quietly, in halting English

Hone: MAKE PERFECT
Sentence: Her debating skills were honed in the students’ union.

Hostile: unfriendly and not liking something
Sentence: The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.
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Latch: a fastening device
Sentence: Make sure the cabinet door is latched so the cat can’t get in.

Oppress: to make uncomfortable or worried
Sentence: Strange dreams and nightmares oppressed him.

Wicked: morally wrong and bad
Sentence: It was a wicked thing to do.

Writhe: to make large twisting movements with the body
Sentence: he pain was so unbearable that he was writhing in agony.
