IELTS VOCABULARY

Lobbying: the activity of trying to persuade someone in authority,

Sentence: Residents are still concerned about the plans and are lobbying Councilors to reject them

Collapse: to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or

Sentence: Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.

Dissemination: the act of spreading news, information, ideas, etc. to a lot of people

Sentence: He promoted the dissemination of scientific ideas

Endeavour: an effort or attempt to do something:

Sentence: Writing is a very different endeavor than teaching.

Rehabilitation: the process of returning to a healthy or good way of life,

Sentence: She’s checked into a private clinic for drug rehabilitation

Principally: more than anything or anyone else; mainly:

Sentence: The advertising campaign is aimed principally at women.

Sovereignty: supreme power or authority.

Sentence: My job was to save the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of the country

Appraisal: the official or formal assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of someone or something.

Sentence: I made a quick appraisal of the situation and decided to leave right away.

Fraudulent: done to trick someone for the purpose of getting something valuable.

Sentence: The president had entered into fraudulent property transactions.