IELTS Vocabulary
Matters – a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered.
Sentence – I don’t discuss private matters with my colleagues.
Correct – in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted.
Sentence – Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.
Brow – the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes).
Sentence – He wiped the beads of perspiration from his brow.
Remainder – the rest.
Sentence – They joined up with us to spend the remainder of the holiday.
Object – the part that is left after the other parts are gone, used, or taken away.
Sentence – The object of educator is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.
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 get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity.
Sentence – Fools learn nothing from wise men; but wise men learn much from fools.
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 – The building needs urgent remedial work to make it safe.
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 – He doesn’t say those silly things that unthinking people say.
Neat – tidy, with everything in its place.
Sentence – She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner.
To evaluate – to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.
Sentence – We’ll start with the reconciliation and evaluate the new business there.
Substantially – to a large degree.
Sentence – To depart substantially from them invites question unless it can be demonstrated that such departure conforms to accepted practice by rational analysis.
Dangerous – A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you.
Sentence – Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ingnorance and conscientious stupidity.
To connect – to join or be joined with something else.
Sentence – The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.
Hall – the area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment, or other building that leads to other rooms and usually to the stairs.
Sentence – Many people came to the meeting in the hall.
French dressing – a mixture of oil, vinegar, and spices, used to flavour salad.
Sentence – At serving – time arrange them neatly on lettuce leaves, cover with French dressing, and serve.
To explode – to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this.
Sentence – The programme sets out to explode the myth that some delicate tropical fish are impossible to keep.
To collapse – to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support.
Sentence – The government predicates that the market collapse was caused by Asian financial crisis.
To accumulate – to collect a large number of things over a long period of time.
Sentence – As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.
Livid – extremely angry.
Sentence – A livid bruise welled on her cheek where Matchsticks had struck her.
Remark – to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought.
Sentence – This kind of remark is guaranteed to light the blue touch paper with some Labour politicians.
