IELTS VOCABULARY

Voluntarily – of one’s own free will.

Sentence – He voluntarily surrendered to the police.

Unnaturally – a way that is not natural or normal.

Sentence – The night was unnaturally silent.

Wonderfully – in a way that inspires; extremely well.

Sentence – The mountain air was wonderfully pure.

Victoriously – having won a victory

Sentence – He is a second autocrat, he concluded with a victorious smile.

Innocently – without guilt for a crime or offence.

Sentence – He had innocently blundered into a private dispute.

Vainly – with an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance

Sentence – He tried vainly to make them listen.

Miserably – in a wretchedly unhappy manner.

Sentence – It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp.

Coaxingly – to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion

Sentence – He coaxed her to sing, but she refused

Yieldingly – in an obedient manner

Sentence – She is rarely yielding on such an issue.

Stealthily – in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.

Sentence – I stealthily crept downstairs

Reproachfully – in a way that expresses disapproval

Sentence – She tipped her head to the side and regarded him reproachfully.

Merrily – in a cheerful way.

Sentence – The birds are chirping merrily.

Joyfully – with great pleasure and happiness.

Sentence – The priceless days must be spent meaningfully, joyfully.

Frantically – in a distraught way owing to fear, anxiety

Sentence – We have been frantically trying to save her life.

Continually – without interruption; constantly.

Sentence – His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons.