IELTS Vocabulary Part – 198

Reasonable – based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical.

Sentence – The police apparently thought this explanation perfectly reasonable.

Idler – not working or being used.

Sentence – Efficiency comes from diligence. In shortage in the play ground transportation into Si, was destroyed by the idler.

Mandatory – Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law.

Sentence – Moreover, it would soon become redundant when the low sulphur standard becomes mandatory for all diesel.

Suppress – to end something by force.

Sentence – The government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services.

Dossier – a set of papers containing information about a person, often a criminal, or on any subject.

Sentence – Sefton councillors this week stripped the club of its entertainments licence after being handed a police dossier detailing violent and rowdy incidents.

Lucid – clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly.

Sentence – Lucid, intelligent, and shrewd, this is a most useful contribution to a fascinating but little-studied period of history.

Complete – to make whole or perfect.

Sentence – He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense.

Diverse – including many different types of people or things.

Sentence – Members of the largest and most diverse phylum of animals , have segmented bodies and an external skeleton.

Backside – behind, bottom.

Sentence – He was woken some time later by being kicked in the backside quite painfully.

To answer – a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc.

Sentence – You have to reflect on how to answer his questions before you get to his house.

Home – the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family.

Sentence – Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult is it to bring it home.

Matters – a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered.

Sentence – Only they who fulfill their duty in everday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.

Correct – in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted.

Sentence – Increased recruitment of women engineers will help correct the gender imbalance in the profession.

Brow – forehead.

Sentence – He wiped the beads of perspiration from his brow.

Remainder – the rest.

Sentence – Part of the new plant is now in operation and remainder will be on stream later this month.

Object – a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, or person.

Sentence – Let our object be our courtry, our whole country, and nothing but our country.

Hermetic – (of a container) so tightly closed that no air can leave or enter.

Sentence – The ceramic seals further realize hermetic sealing with a ceramic cap of posterior part.

To learn – to memorize.

Sentence – If you don’t learn to think when you are young , you may never learn .

Considerate – kind and helpful.

Sentence – It stands to reason that if you are considerate and friendly to people you will get a lot more back.

Urgent – very important and needing attention immediately.

Sentence – Getting food, medicine and blankets to flood victims is the most urgent priority.

Inconsiderate – not thinking or worrying about other people or their feelings.

Sentence – Inconsiderate smoking can cause considerable offence to the majority of people who do not smoke.

Silly – showing little thought or judgment.

Sentence – My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this.

Neat – tidy, with everything in its place.

Sentence – Your writing is very neat.