IELTS VOCABULARY

Ambience – Surrounding, Environment

Sentence – This restaurant has a pleasant ambience.

Anathema – Curse, Dested thing

Sentence – They launched a fresh anathema against him

Expedite – Hasten, Speed up

Sentence – The builders promised to expedite the repairs.

Dispel – Remove doubt, Fear

Sentence – The police moved quickly to dispel the rumours.

Dismal – Bleak, Gloomy

Sentence – It was a really dismal day.

Discrepancy – Mistake, Difference

Sentence – The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.

Effete – Tired, Worn out

Sentence – During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.

Husbandry – Agriculture, Frugality 

Sentence – Steady progress was seen in animal husbandry and fishery.

Impair – Worsen, Damage

Sentence – Smoking can impair your health.

Infringe – Violate, Encroach

Sentence – People fear that security cameras could infringe personal liberties.

Lazy – idle

Sentence – He was not stupid, just lazy

Curious – eager

Sentence – . I was curious to know what would happen next.

Weird – strange

Sentence – I had a weird dream last night.

Ignore – omit

Sentence – Don’t ignore the fog warning signs .

Accent – tole

Sentence – He speaks with a strong southern accent.