English Vocabulary for IELTS - 100 Words
Panacea
the goddess of healing
aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
abhor
find repugnant
acquiesce
agree or express agreement
alacrity
liveliness and eagerness
amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
appease
make peace with
arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
avarice
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
brazen
unrestrained by convention or propriety
brusque
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
callous
emotionally hardened
candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
chide
censure severely or angrily
circumspect
careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
clandestine
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
coerce
cause to do through pressure or necessity
coherent
marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
complacency
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
confidant
someone to whom private matters are told
connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
cumulative
increasing by successive addition
debase
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
decry
express strong disapproval of
deferential
showing courteous regard for people's feelings
demure
shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
deride
treat or speak of with contempt
despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator
diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
eloquent
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
embezzle
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings
enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
extol
praise, glorify, or honor
fabricate
put together out of artificial or natural components
feral
wild and menacing
flabbergasted
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
forsake
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
fractious
easily irritated or annoyed
furtive
secret and sly or sordid
gluttony
habitual eating to excess
gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted
haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority
hypocrisy
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
impeccable
without fault or error
impertinent
improperly forward or bold
implacable
incapable of being appeased or pacified
impudent
improperly forward or bold
incisive
demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
inept
generally incompetent and ineffectual
infamy
a state of extreme dishonor
inhibit
limit the range or extent of
innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
insatiable
impossible to satisfy
insular
relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
intrepid
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
inveterate
habitual
jubilant
full of high-spirited delight
knell
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
lithe
moving and bending with ease
lurid
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
maverick
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
meticulous
marked by precise accordance with details
modicum
a small or moderate or token amount
morose
showing a brooding ill humor
myriad
a large indefinite number
nadir
the lowest point of anything
nominal
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
novice
someone new to a field or activity
nuance
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
oblivious
lacking conscious awareness of
obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obtuse
of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
parody
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
penchant
a strong liking
perusal
the act of examining or reading carefully
plethora
extreme excess
predilection
a predisposition in favor of something
quaint
attractively old-fashioned
rash
imprudently incurring risk
refurbish
improve the appearance or functionality of
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