Vocabulary For IELTS
Apathy – behaviour that shows no interest or energy and shows that someone is unwilling to take action, especially over something important
Sentence – Ever since lockdown has happened, people have been indulging in eating outside because they are apathy about eating at home.
Diligent – careful and using a lot of effort
Sentence – A diligent person, although because of his hard work and damage to his spiritual insight or fresh and creative, but he still will be praised.
Inane – extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance
Sentence – The inane promise of consummation cannot attract people to around the Wheel of Law any longer.
Indict – If a law court or a grand jury indicts someone, it accuses them officially of a crime
Sentence – Feminist writers have wanted, of course, to indict the various forms of brutality and coercion from which women have suffered.
Petty – not important and not worth giving attention to
Sentence – A team of officers is trawling through the records of thousands of petty thieves.
Sedentary – involving little exercise or physical activity
Sentence – Sedentary men, particularly those over 40, should not start a running program without a physical exam, he said.
Facetious – not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever
Sentence – You may find me facetious but if I didn’t make some bad jokes, I would go out of my mind.
Conundrum – a problem that is difficult to deal with
Sentence – For some hot dog aficionados, why there are many different varieties of mustard but relatively few varieties of ketchup is a conundrum to ponder.
Exploit – to use something in a way that helps you
Sentence – The policy of some corporations is to hire employees right out of school in order to exploit their eagerness and enthusiasm.
Gullible – easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say
Sentence – He had never seen her like this before, gullible and giggly, at times even shy and blushing.
Impeccable – perfect, with no problems or bad parts
Sentence – Service: Impeccable after-sale service, and all your problem will be solved within 24 hours.
Penchant – a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like
Sentence – His style was vivid, with a penchant for colourful, even shady, characters, and a zest for historical detection.
Plausible – seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed
Sentence – A more plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government.
Scrutinize – to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
Sentence – They scrutinize recorded songs to determine whether regional dialects exist among those of the same species.
Concoct – to make something, usually food, by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned
Sentence – In medieval times, professional perfumers would concoct personal scents for their clients from six to eight special ingredients.
Credence – the belief that something is true
Sentence – Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.
Devise – to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination
Sentence – However, it is very difficult to devise a scale which summarizes dietary habits on a range from good to bad.
Disengage – to become physically separated from something, or to make two things become physically separated
Sentence – One by one they disengage themselves, probably realizing for the first time just what they are leaving behind.
