Vocabulary for IELTS
Assimilate – to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.
Sentence – Children in school are expected to assimilate what they have been taught.
Assumption – something that you accept as true without question or proof.
Sentence – There is an assumption that a state will protect its citizens. That is the very reason for the existence of states.
Astounding – very surprising or shocking.
Sentence – His eyes were an astounding blue and his complexion was ruddy from a life spent mostly at sea.
Attribute- a quality or characteristic that someone or something has.
Sentence – She said she was not going to attribute blame or seek revenge for what had happened.
Avarice – an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions.
Sentence – Indicating personality traits, such as meticulousness, avarice, and obstinacy, originating in habits, attitudes, or values associated with infantile pleasure in retention of feces.
Banter – conversation that is funny and not serious.
Sentence – The banter was an excellent sign that the crew were very willing to establish solid cooperation and friendship based on mutual tolerance.
Bedrock – thehard area of rock in the ground that holds up the loose soil above.
Sentence – The concepts inherent in this right are the bedrock upon which the principles of self-determination and individual autonomy are based.
Biased – showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions.
Sentence – The majority of infants are biased towards being social rather than being antisocial.
Bizarre – very strange and unusual.
Sentence – It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
Brazen- obvious, without any attempt to be hidden.
Sentence – She could either turn round, or brazen her way past the pressmen to the lower reaches of the parkland.
Calamity – obvious, without any attempt to be hidden.
Sentence – If that unbidden calamity befell them, they would glumly accept what looked to be a hellish process.
Callous – unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people.
Sentence – A brand that finally captured my heart callous and capricious problematic skin.
Camouflage – the use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes for hiding soldiers or military equipment so that they cannot be seen against the area around them.
Sentence – Some insects have a natural camouflage which hides them from the attack of their enemies.
Candid – honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful.
Sentence – When you haven’t done anything wrong, then why don’t you say something, whatever happened, give a candid answer.
Chronic – (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time.
Sentence – Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed or chronic show-offs.
Circumspect – careful not to take risks.
Sentence – Target shareholders can sometimes be circumspect about accepting ordinary shares in the offeror, particularly if the takeover has been fiercely contested.
Clandestine – planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not officially allowed.
Sentence – Thus he is forced to lead a clandestine existence, abandoned only when he occasionally reappears to demand money from his wife.
Coerce – to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do.
Sentence – International law possesses the attributes of norm and coerce, which are the common natures of law.
Coherent – If an argument, set of ideas, or a plan is coherent, it is clear and carefully considered, and each part of it connects or follows in a natural or reasonable way.
Sentence – Without a coherent set of policies to persuade the electorate, the Republicans have resorted to sloganeering and empty rhetoric.
