IELTS Vocabulary Part – 163

Virtue – a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good.

Sentence – To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom.

To cope – to deal successfully with a difficult situation.

Sentence – We needed to reskill our workforce to cope with massive technological change.

Appreciable – considerable.

Sentence – You do not want to run the appreciable risk of making a bad mistake before your new career has really started.

Disagreeable – unpleasant.

Sentence – Aspects of his work, his life style, are disagreeable to him in the extreme.

Rubbish – waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed.

Sentence – The most direct financial incentive to prevent rubbish is to charge people by the amount of rubbish they put out.

Lousy – awful.

Sentence – Lousy crossword today, clever-clever, too many obvious anagrams

To consult – to get information or advice from a person, book, etc. with special knowledge on a particular subject.

Sentence – You would be well advised to consult an accountant.

Cranky – easily annoyed or upset.

Sentence – He was cranky and would get upset over homework not done, cry, call himself stupid, and pester his sister.

Mackintosh – a mac UK (= a coat that does not allow rain through).

Sentence – Bring down my mackintosh and travelling – cloak, and some stout shoes, though we shall do little walking.

Pocket book – notebook.

Sentence – This gives mini books the nickname pocket book or hand book.

Middleman – a person who buys goods from the company that has produced them and makes a profit by selling them to a shop or a user.

Sentence – Some factories have cut out the middleman and sell their products directly to customers.

Paper money – money in paper form, rather than coins.

Sentence – The origin and development of paper money in your own country should be ascertained.

Infamous – famous for something considered bad.

Sentence – Going round in circles Meetings are infamous for getting stuck and going round in circles.

Mirth – laughter, humour, or happiness.

Sentence –  Our companions in this journey should be mirth, tranquillity and enthusiasm and we will never be bored.

Selection – the act of choosing someone or something.

Sentence –  Natural selection ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.

To quake – to shake because you are very frightened or find something very funny, or to feel or show great fear.

Sentence – People can donate money to quake – hit areas by sending SMS.

Today – nowadays.

Sentence – The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Self – the set of someone’s characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from other people.

Sentence – He put his whole self into the job, working night and day.

Mean – to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact.

Sentence – Does good marketing mean playing safe and staying traditional?

Contaminate – to make something less pure or make it poisonous.

Sentence – Idling a vehicle can also contaminate engine oil and accelerate the deterioration of engine components.

Impediment – something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible.

Sentence – He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.

Construction (lit.) – the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc.

Sentence – The Locomotive Construction Company Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust.

Hostile – unfriendly and not liking something.

Sentence – The group chairman faced hostile questioning from angry shareholders.