IELTS VOCABULARY

Awedde – Overcome with anger, madness, or distress; insane, mentally disturbed.

Sentence – “How does she manage to run so fast at her age?” he asked in awed tones.

Bank Statement – a record of the money put into and removed from a bank account.

Sentence – It isn’t just correcting my bank statement or phone bill.

Bukateria  – A roadside restaurant or street stall with a seating area, selling cooked food at low prices.

Sentence – When the people take back Yonge Street from the car, there will many a bukateria on the longest street in the world.”

Extraterrestrial           any object or being beyond (extra-) the planet Earth (terrestrial)

Sentence – Since the first acceptance of meteorites as extraterrestrial material in the early 1800s, three major classes of meteorites have been recognized.

Conflict           difference of opinion

Sentence – Of course the ultimate responsibility for the present conflict without doubt lies with the aggressor.

Prerogative     responsibility

Sentence – Once again, the immediate issues were the royal prerogative and the high tax burdens entailed by the monarch’s profligate spending.

Grace Period – extra time you are given to pay money you owe without losing something or paying an additional amount.

Sentence – A grace period of five years is granted to buses registered before July 1, 1997.

Gratifying        giving pleasure or satisfaction

Sentence – Few other paediatric illnesses are as gratifying to diagnose and as uniformly responsive to treatment.