BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 632

Cajole: tries to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important

Sentence: My roommate cajoled me into lending him money for pizza.

Callous: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Sentence: His behavior on that occasion was extremely callous

Candor: the quality of being honest and telling the truth,

Sentence: The most important quality I want in a politician is candor.

Chide: scold or rebuke.

Sentence: He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights.

Circumspect: careful not to take risks:

Sentence: The banks should have been more circumspect in their dealings.

Clandestine: done secretly or kept secret.

Sentence: She undertook several clandestine operations for the CIA.

Coerce: to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do

Sentence: I was coerced into joining the gang.

Complacency: a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder

Sentence: Doctors have warned against complacency in fighting common diseases.

Connive: to work together with somebody to do something wrong or illegal

Sentence: He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights.

Callow: inexperienced and immature.

Sentence: Mark was just a callow youth of sixteen when he arrived in Paris.