IELTS Vocabulary Part – 168

To function – to operate.

Sentence – In order for the dialogue to function effectively, there are rules of procedure which all participants have to accept.

Apparent – able to be seen or understood.

Sentence – Much of the apparent growth in profits that occurred in the 1980s was the result of creative accounting.

Comfort – a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain.

Sentence – If you leave me, please don’t comfort me because each sewing has to meet stinging pain.

Unstated – unspoken.

Sentence – An additional, unstated reason for his resignation may have been a lawsuit filed against him.

Enormous – huge, immense.

Sentence – I can’t believe that that enormous meal wasn’t enough to satisfy your hunger.

Sincere – (of a person, feelings, or behaviour) not pretending or lying; honest.

Sentence – Best wishes and sincere congratulations on your graduation.May this special day be the commencement of the continued series of upward steps to further success.

Imperfect – damaged, containing problems, or not having something.

Sentence – Assets are imperfect substitutes because they possess different characteristics with respect to liquidity, marketability and profitability.

Obsolete – not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable.

Sentence – First came the turbojet, now obsolete, then the turboprop, which is still found onboard small planes.

Above – in or to a higher position than something else.

Sentence – He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.

Total – the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together.

Sentence – The emperor demanded total submission from his subjects.

Twosome – two people considered together.

Sentence – This game was twosome. Each one told a story to his partner, then talked about the behave and his recept of his partner.

Especially – very much; more than usual or more than other people or things.

Sentence – The weather presented a particular challenge, especially for American servicemen unaccustomed to subarctic conditions.

Monotonous – not changing and therefore boring.

Sentence – Although her job is boring and monotonous, she likes the sense of predictability and security that it gives her.

To hurry – to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this.

Sentence – I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.

Ardor – great enthusiasm or love.

Sentence – The key element, however, is not the ardor of the reformers.

Gut – the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food.

Sentence – The excessive secretion of gastric juices in the gut causes ulcers.

Identical – exactly the same, or very similar.

Sentence – The documents were identical in almost every particular.

Immodest – having too high an opinion of yourself.

Sentence – Webb was an immodest publicist of his achievements, and amassed wealth but also large debts.

Untrue – not true; false.

Sentence – It appears that what I said was untrue, but I did not knowingly lie to you.

Achieve – to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort.

Sentence – With a burning desire to achieve the dream as a backing, so that the desire to become enthusiastic, let it become your brain in one of the most important things.