IELTS Vocabulary
Interpretation – the act of interpreting.
Sentence – The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures.
Precise – definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed.
Sentence – But everything is planned, precise.
Favorable – characterized by approval or support.
Sentence – The above – mentioned working paper has received favorable responses from many countries.
Remembrance – a retained mental impression.
Sentence – Her exalted moment of remembrance expired, she sighed in her relief and in her certainty of purpose.
Cocoon – the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many kinds of insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering for the insect during its stage as a pupa.
Sentence – A silkworm spins a cocoon that can yield 800 meters of pure silk.
Anachronism – a person, thing, or idea that exists out of its time in history, especially one that happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc.
Sentence – Rather than accusing him of anachronism, academic critics tended to concentrate their fire on internal contradictions or flawed assumptions in his policy.
Accismus – A form of irony in which someone feigns indifference to something he or she desires.
Sentence – “Oh I couldn’t possibly accept…” Exclaimed Veronica upon being presented with a pair of diamond earrings, her natural affinity for accismus shining through.
Cacophony – an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
Sentence – That tale began with the cacophony of reveille for the prisoners, “sounded by the blows of a hammer on a length of rail” through windows coated in frost two fingers thick.
Draconian – Draconian laws, government actions, etc. are extremely severe, or go further than what is right or necessary
Sentence – A possible alternative to the draconian consequences of decertification is extending the probationary waiver another year, officials say.
Limerence – a state of mind resulting from romantic attraction, characterized by feelings of euphoria, the desire to have one’s feelings reciprocated, etc
Sentence – Eva wasn’t sure how to shake her recent feelings of limerence.
Pareidolia – a situation in which someone sees a pattern or image of something that does not exist.
Sentence – Seeing clouds in the shapes of dinosaurs, Jesus on a hot pocket, or hearing messages when a record is played backward are common examples of pareidolia.
Riposte – a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism
Sentence – A riposte to that argument was provided by Sea Containers, the shipping group headed by James Sherwood.
Sanctimony – the action or practice of acting as if one were morally superior to other people.
Sentence – There was an air of sanctimony in the way he detailed his charity work.
Serendipity – the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
Sentence – Serendipity and coincidence are the photosynthesis of romance, hinting at some kind of supernatural preordination, the sense that two people are made for each other.
Verisimilitude – the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real
Sentence – The historical adviser is there not to ensure verisimilitude, but to be an accomplice in furthering the aims of the producer.
Leap-to make a quick or sudden movement.
Sentence– Do you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone?
To lose track of something-to lose or lose sight of something.
Sentence– But he was starting to lose track of the things that had made him what he was as well.
Lose one’s patience- if someone loses his/her patience, he/she is unable to keep his/her temper, and become suddenly angry.
Sentence – The crowd began to lose patience and some slow hand-clapping broke out.
