IELTS Vocabulary Part – 180

Makes it possible- allows/enables.

Sentence- Retroactive notation makes it possible to indicate distinct facets without recourse to mixed notation.

Majority- the greater number or part of something.

Sentence- Three of the justices dissented from the majority decision.

Mingle- to mix or combine something with something else.

Sentence– The flowers mingle together to form a blaze of colour.

(To) memorize- to learn by heart.

Sentence– He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose’s street.

Maintenance- the process of preserving something.

Sentence– The caretaker is responsible for the maintenance of the school buildings.

To make the grade- to successfully reach a particular standard.

Sentence– He overcame to make the grade as a teenage gymnast and then went on to university.

Mindless-not requiring much mental effort (thought or intelligence).

Sentence– Somebody goes and does something mindless like that and just destroys everything for you.

Mass- a large number or amount of something.

Sentence– The priest celebrated High Mass in church.

Mass-produced-produced in large quantities, usually by machinery.

Sentence– Even within the world of mass-produced culture, it is possible to approach the question of standardization differently.

Mass-produced-produced in large quantities, usually by machinery.

Sentence– Even within the world of mass-produced culture, it is possible to approach the question of standardization differently.

Minor- small or insignificant.

Sentence The group suffered an extraordinary series of minor mishaps.

Nominate- to formally suggest or propose someone as a candidate for an important role, prize/award, position, etc.

Sentence -Can I nominate someone as a proxy to sign for me?

Novelist-someone who writes novels.

 Sentence- As both a novelist and a university lecturer, she has two strings to her bow.

The needy- poor people.

Sentence- Public aid to the needy and even public sanitation tended to perpetuate the more vulnerable members of the race.

Nerve-racking- making someone feel very nervous and worried.

Sentence- Soderberg had a nerve-racking time, which seemed to be over by late 1987.

Night lamp = night light-a lamp kept burning during the night,

especially in a bedroom).

Sentence- The modern style table with the night lamp in the bedroom.

The naked eye- the normal power of your eye without the help of any special device for making images larger (a telescope, microscope, or other devices.)

Sentence- His knowledge is slim, transparent to the naked eye.

Needy- lacking money, food, clothes; very poor.

Sentence- We are more despondent and needy than ever!

Notable drawbacks-disadvantages which are important to note.

Sentence- But just like with Facebook, there are some notable drawbacks to using Twitter.

Negative factor- factor that is not good and negatively affects something else.

Sentence- Fund worried about the reasons, mainly because of still having a negative factor.  

Novelty-the quality of being new, different, unique or unusual.

Sentence- I suppose it has a certain novelty value but you’ll soon get bored of it.

Neglected-to pay no attention to someone or something.

Sentence- The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.

Overlook-to have a view of/from.

Sentence- The committee is willing to overlook your past shortcomings.

Open to- be willing to receive or welcome.

Sentence- This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.

On purpose- intentionally; deliberately.

Sentence- Its white fur looked unnatural, bleached on purpose, for a disguise.

Obstacle- something that makes it difficult for you to move forward or achieve something else.

Sentence- The release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement.  

Out of the question- impossible.

Sentence- The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues.

Outdated-no longer useful, because it is old-fashioned (out of date).

Sentence- This estimate was made on the basis of outdated figures.

Outweighed-greater or more significant than something.

Sentence- At that stage they were completely outweighed by the threat of irreparable damage to her health and risk to her life.