IELTS Vocabulary Part – 212

Seclusion – the state of being alone, away from other people.

Sentence – Morrison, in seclusion at his home just outside the northeastern Oklahoma town of Jay, was not at the news conference.

Crevice – a small, narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock.

Sentence – The crevice, upon further examination, was found to be stuffed full of yellowing incisors and weathered molars.

Affectation – behaviour or speech that is not sincere.

Sentence – His lazy, supercilious eyes, too, managed their affectation of aloofness without actually missing a trick.

Grandiose – larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great.

Sentence – The more grandiose their mad ark visions got, the more interested in the whole idea they all became.

Abominable – very bad or unpleasant.

Sentence – Whatever happened, she wouldn’t let her determination waver over the rejection of the abominable Draper.

Linguist – someone who studies foreign languages or can speak them very well, or someone who teaches or studies linguistics.

Sentence – The roles of applied linguist and language teacher are different; they work to different professional briefs.

Monopoly – (an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share.

Sentence – Over the years, he’s picked off his competitors so that he now has a virtual monopoly.

Aggravation – to make a bad situation worse.

Sentence – A merchant who protests risks aggravation, so most are cageyabout criticising what amounts to restrictive practices.

Declamatory – expressing something with strong feeling, especially in a loud voice or with forceful language.

Sentence – This intrusion or invasion into the thick impasto of the declamatory surface is peculiarly poignant and suggestive.

Voluptuous – A voluptuous experience or object gives you a lot of pleasure because it feels extremely soft and comfortable or it sounds or looks extremely beautiful.

Sentence – As a rule , Scorpios have strong, voluptuous bodies and excellent recuperative powers.

Paragon – a person or thing that is perfect or has an extremely large amount of a particular good characteristic.

Sentence – I will actually allow you to see and speak to this paragon of beauty-not to mention good taste-in person.

Inkling – afeeling that something is true or likely to happen, although you are not certain.

Sentence – Legal records are unique in giving us an inkling of how people of the age saw the world about them.

Coercion – to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do.

Sentence – The State exercises coercion, but civil society performs the function of maintaining hegemony, or domination by consent.

Icily – in an unfriendly way that shows no emotion.

Sentence – In hot climates, the air-conditioning in reception is kept icily high to contrast with the sweaty streets.

Protrusion – to stick out from or through something.

Sentence – Intense pain in the root of the tongue on protrusion may be present or the sensation of a hair on the tongue.

Disburse – to pay out money, usually from an amount that has been collected for a particular purpose.

Sentence – He had disbursed more than was customary with him on the hotel where they had spent the night.

Audition – a short performance that an actor, musician, dancer, etc. gives in order to show they are suitable for a particular play, film, show, etc.

Sentence – Taking a cricket bat to the audition isn’t a bad idea although you can get the same effect with an umbrella.