IELTS VOCABULARY

Abrogate- To revoke

Sentence: In 1975, Moscow decided to abrogate this agreement.

Anachronism- Something out of place for the time period

Sentence: It could help to deflect the usual charges of anachronism and unfamiliarity with the period.

Arrant- Entirely and completely

Sentence: I am in pain at hearing such dangerous, arrant nonsense.

Artless- Without deception

Sentence: He held her artless gaze for a moment, then laughed shamefacedly.

Asperity- Harsh in tone

Sentence: he pointed this out with some asperity

Belie- To convey a misleading impression of; to distort

Sentence: the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism

Byzantine- Convoluted and complicated

Sentence: he has the most Byzantine mind in politics

Cajole- Persuade through flattery or coaxing

Sentence: we managed to cajole her out of her disastrous plans