IELTS Vocabulary Part- 232

WATCH – Look with attention.

Sentence – I’ll watch over your brother tonight.

GAPE – Stare with mouth open.

Sentence – They stood gaping at the chicken in the kitchen.

PEER – To look searchingly.

Sentence – Joe peered at her with suspicion.

GAZE – Look at steadily and intently.

Sentence – He turned, following her gaze.

OBSERVE – To watch closely.

Sentence – We must observe the correct protocol.

STARE – To look intently

Sentence – She tried hard not to stare at the men.

SEE – To view.

Sentence – I looked all around, but I could see nobody there.

GLANCE – To look quickly or briefly.

Sentence – He sat quietly, glancing through a newspapers.

RETICENT – Unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings.

Sentence – He is very reticent about his past.

MAJESTIC – Having very impressive elegance, beauty.

Sentence – She crossed to the window and stood watching another majestic sunset.

IMPRESSIVE – Causing a deep feeling of admiration.

Sentence – She was very impressive in the interview.

DRIZZLE – Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Sentence – The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.

DELUGE – An overflowing of the land by water.

Sentence – This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.

STORM – A disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, thunder, lightning.

Sentence – The little boat plunged about in the storm.

CLOUDBURST – A sudden, very heavy rainfall, usually local in nature and of brief duration.

Sentence – The Weather Forecast warned of possible cloudburst in the afternoon.

FOMENT – To cause trouble to develop.

Sentence – The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.

RESOLVE – To solve or end a problem or difficulty.

Sentence – Have you resolved the problem of transport yet?

AVER – To say that something is certainly true.

Sentence – The lawyer averred her client’s innocence.

PUNGENT – Smelling or tasting very strong and sharp.

Sentence – The pungent whiff of the pig.

FATUOUS – Not correct or not correctly thought about.

Sentence – A fatuous idea.