IELTS VOCABULARY

Egregious: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Sentence: It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.

Invective: abusive language used to express blame or censure

Sentence: A woman had hurled racist invective at the family.

Modality: the manner or style in which something is done

Sentence: A variety of modalities of communication can be used to transmit health warnings to the public.

Tempestuous: characterized by violent emotions or behaviour

Sentence: They got divorced in 2010 after a tempestuous marriage

Decorum: propriety in manners and conduct

Sentence: As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum

Antipathy: a feeling of intense dislike

Sentence: I feel an antipathy against their behaviour.

Pablum: worthless or oversimplified ideas

Sentence: I listened to the speech and it was utter pablum.

Laconic: brief and to the point

Sentence: His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic