Advanced English Vocabulary for IELTS and Spoken English

In this blog post, you’ll learn advanced English vocabulary specifically designed to improve your IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, and other language exam preparation. These vocabulary words will enhance your speaking and writing skills, helping you perform better in both spoken English and academic tests. You can also download a printable flashcards PDF to study these words at your convenience.

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Why Learning IELTS Vocabulary?

Learning IELTS vocabulary is very important for those preparing for the IELTS exam. It helps improve your skills in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. With a strong vocabulary, you can understand complex texts, express your ideas better, and avoid using the same words repeatedly. This boosts your confidence and helps you score higher. Additionally, knowing specific vocabulary makes it easier to handle topics like education, health, and technology in the exam, which is useful for real-world communication too.

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English Vocabulary for IELTS

In this section, you will learn IELTS vocabulary words along with their meanings and examples. These words are commonly used in the exam and can help you improve your speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills. Understanding these words will allow you to express yourself more clearly and confidently, ensuring that you can perform well in all parts of the IELTS exam.

Genesis: (n)

Meaning: The beginning or origin

Example: We cannot yet satisfactorily explain the genesis of the universe.

Grisly: (adj.)

Meaning: Extremely unpleasant because of death, decay, or destruction which is shown or described.

Example: This is a grisly story about people who ate human flesh.

Heresy: (n)

Meaning: A belief that is against the official or accepted beliefs of a religion or other group.

Example: The minister’s speech will be regarded as heresy by most members of her party.

Incorporate: (v)

Meaning: Include as part of a whole.

Example: They incorporated her suggestions into their plan.

Indeterminate: (adj.)

Meaning: Not clearly seen or fixed.

Example: Our holiday plans are still at an indeterminate stage.

Inquest: (n)

Meaning: An official inquiry.

Example: The inquest on his death will be held next Thursday.

Officious: (adj.)

Meaning: Too eager to give orders or to offer advice.

Example: An officious little guard came and told me not to whistle in the museum.

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Spearhead: (v)

Meaning: To lead forcefully.

Example: Which of the opposition parties is going to spearhead the attack on the government?

Apportion: (v)

Meaning: To divide and share out.

Example: It was difficult to apportion the blame for the accident between the two drivers.

Charisma: (n)

Meaning: The strong personal charm or power to attract that makes a person able to have great influence over people.

Example: Bhutto was a political leader of great charisma.

Concede: (v)

Meaning: To admit as true, correct, or proper, often unwillingly.

Example: I concede that particular point, but I still think you’re wrong.

Definitive: (adj.)

Meaning: Providing the last decision that cannot be questioned or changed; conclusive

Example: We are expecting a definitive decision by the Supreme Court.

Instrumental! (adj.)

Meaning: Being the cause of; helpful.

Example: His information was instrumental in catching the criminal.

Essence: (n)

Meaning: The central or most important quality of a thing.

Example: The essence of his religious teaching is love.

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Disparity: (n)

a noticeable difference between two or more things.
Their aim is to reduce economic disparities between the rich and the poor countries.

Facetious: (adj.)

using or tending to use unsuitable jokes; irreverent.
He was being facetious and grandmother got crosser and crosser.

Flamboyant: (adj.)

behaving in a very noticeable, confident, and exaggerated way.
He has been accused of being too flamboyant on stage.
My father was capable of flamboyant generosity.

Imbue: (v)

to fill with something, especially a strong feeling or opinion.
A ruler should be imbued with a sense of responsibility for the nation.

Nebulous: (adj.)

lacking clear form or expression.
He is known for his nebulous political ideas.

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Privilege: (n)

a special advantage limited to a particular person or group.
He had his privilege withdrawn as a punishment.

Ramification: (n)

one of the many consequences or developments that complicate decisions, ideas, or plans.
We considered the proposal and all its ramifications.

Rancor: (n)

a feeling of bitter unforgiving hatred.
Can we not conduct these negotiations without rancor?

Regimented: (adj.)

very strictly controlled (used to show disapproval).
I can’t get used to the regimented lifestyle of the army.

Empirical: (adj.)

Guided by or based on practical experience of the world we see and feel not by ideas out of books.
We now have empirical evidence that the moon is covered with dust.

Ensnare: (v)

To catch in a trap.
He ensnared the old lady into giving him all her savings.

Ethos: (n)

The moral nature set of ideas, or beliefs of a person or group.
The company ethos is one of cooperation between all members of the firm.

Forensic: (adj.)

Related to or used in the law and the tracking of individuals.
The use of scientific methods by the police is known as forensic science.

Glib: (adj.)

Good at speaking quickly, cleverly, and in a way that is likely to persuade people, whether speaking the truth or not.
He has got a glib tongue.

Clog: (v)

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is very difficult.
The road to the airport is clogged with traffic.

Impediment: (n)

A fact or event which makes action difficult or impossible.
The main impediment to development is the country’s huge foreign debt.

Impel: (v)

To drive someone to take action.
I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the paper.

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Histrionics: (n) behavior which is like a theatrical performance, showing strong but insincere feelings.

Example: Your histrionics will cut no ice with me.

Ignite: (v) to start a fight or argument; spark.

Example: This episode has ignited a lively debate on the issue.
Example: His speech ignited racial tension in the area.

Retentive: (adj.) able to remember a lot of information.

Example: She has a very retentive memory.

Saga: (n) Any of the stories written from the 12th to the 14th century about the Vikings of Norway and Iceland

Example: This new novel is an absorbing family saga.

Stoic: (n) someone who does not complain when something unpleasant happens to him.

Example: My father, a stoic by nature, found it hard to express his grief when my mother died.

Stoicism: (n) not showing one’s emotions when suffering hardship.

Example: He showed incredible stoicism in the face of economic difficulties.

Syndicate: (n) a group of people or companies combined together for a particular purpose, usually business.

Example: Our companies formed a syndicate to bid for the big new contract.

Syndicate: (v) to be sold to a number of different newspapers, magazines, etc.

Example: His column is syndicated throughout America.
Example: He is a syndicated columnist.

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Volatile: (adj.) of a quickly changing, undependable nature, especially easily becoming angry or dangerous.

Example: He is a volatile character.
Example: The situation in the streets is highly volatile, and the army is being called in.

Volition: (n) the act of using one’s will; one’s power to control, decide, or choose.

Example: I didn’t tell her to go; she went of her own volition.

Gobble: (v) to eat food too fast.

Example: Don’t gobble your breakfast.
Example: Inflation soon gobbled up our pay increase.

Hallmark: (n) a particular quality, way of behaving, etc. that is very typical of a certain person or thing.

Example: Clear expression is the hallmark of good writing.

Masochism: (n) the gain of pleasure from suffering, pain, or unpleasantness.

Example: Masochism is a psychological abnormality.

Niche: (n) a suitable place, job, etc.

Example: He has found a niche for himself in the book trade.

Deluge: (v) to cover or fill with a great flood of things.

Example: The minister was deluged with questions.

Disquisition: (n) a long (perhaps too long) speech or written report.

Example: We had to listen to his boring disquisition.

Emotive: (adj.) causing a strong feeling.

Example: Capital punishment is a very emotive issue.

Generalize: (v) to form a general principle, opinion, etc. after considering only a small number of the facts.

Example: It is unfair to generalize from these two accidents and say that all young people are bad drivers.

Inchoate: (adj.) just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed.

Example: His inchoate ideas do not matter much.

Incidence: (n) the extent to which something happens.

Example: This is an area with a high incidence of crime.

Inconsequential: (adj.) unimportant; insignificant.

Example: His marriage outside the family is an inconsequential event.

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Meddlesome: (adj.) taking too much interest, or taking action about other people’s private affairs.

Example: My father-in-law is a meddlesome old man.

Deluge: (v) to cover or fill with a great flood of things.

Example: The minister was deluged with questions.

Disquisition: (n) a long (perhaps too long) speech or written report.

Example: We had to listen to his boring disquisition.

Emotive: (adj.) causing a strong feeling.

Example: Capital punishment is a very emotive issue.

Generalize: (v) to form a general principle, opinion, etc. after considering only a small number of the facts.

Example: It is unfair to generalize from these two accidents and say that all young people are bad drivers.

Inchoate: (adj.) just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed.

Example: His inchoate ideas do not matter much.

Incidence: (n) the extent to which something happens.

Example: This is an area with a high incidence of crime.

Inconsequential: (adj.) unimportant; insignificant.

Example: His marriage outside the family is an inconsequential event.

Linchpin (also, LYNCHPIN): (n) the most important person or thing involved in something.

Example: He is the linchpin of our team and crucial to our long-term plans.

Periphrasis: (n) the practice of expressing something in a more complicated indirect way than is necessary.

Example: Try to avoid periphrasis while writing an essay.

Rickety: (adj.) weakly joined and likely to break; unsteady.

Example: The old man was sitting in a rickety chair.

Stutter: (v) to speak or say with difficulty in producing sounds, especially habitually holding back the first consonant.

Example: “I can’t help it,” he stuttered.

Forestall: (v) to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something by doing something first.

Example: Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.

Gruff: (adj.) [of a person’s behavior ] unfriendly and impatient.

Example: Beneath his gruff exterior, he’s really very kind-hearted.

Impede: (v) to delay or stop the progress of something.

Example: Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.

Incriminate: (v) make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.

Example: They were afraid of answering the questions and incriminating themselves.

Inertia: (n) lack of energy; lack of desire or ability to move or change.

Example: I can’t seem to throw off this feeling of inertia.

Ingenious: (adj.) showing cleverness at making or inventing things.

Example: What an ingenious idea!
Example: A laptop is a truly ingenious invention.

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Ingrained: (adj.) fixed firmly and deeply into the surface or inside.

Example: He has a deeply ingrained dislike of small children.

Ingratiate: (v) to gain favor by making oneself pleasant, showing admiration, etc.

Example: He is obviously trying to ingratiate himself with the boss.

Milieu: (n) a person’s social surroundings.

Example: One feels comfortable within one’s own social milieu.

Myopic: (adj.) unable to see distant objects clearly; short-sighted.

Example: It is in the field of foreign policy where the government’s myopic stance stands most exposed.

Proclivity: (n) a strong natural liking or tendency, especially towards something bad; propensity.

Example: The opposition leader criticized the government’s proclivity to (toward) spending money.

Repercussion: (n) a far-reaching effect of some action or event.

Example: The president’s death had unexpected repercussions all over the world.

Scramble: (v) to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you;

Example: She managed to scramble over the wall…
Example: The audience scrambled for the exits.

Cleavage: (n) a break caused by splitting.

Example: There is a sharp cleavage in our society between the rich and the poor.

Cumbersome: (also CUMBROUS) heavy and awkward to carry, wear, etc.

Example: I found the uniform quite cumbersome.

Edict: (n) An official public order made by someone in a.position of power.

Example: The king issued an edict forbidding the wearing of swords within the city.

Enervate: (v) to make weak; take away energy from; debilitate.

Example: He was enervated by his long illness.
Example: I find this heat very enervating.

Fizzle: (v) to fail or end disappointingly, especially after a good start.

Example: The game fizzled out into a tame draw.

Forbearing: (adj.) 1. long-suffering. 2. gentle and willing to forgive.

Example: He has a forbearing nature; he accepts all his troubles with a smile.

Gratify: (v) to give pleasure and satisfaction to.

Example: It gratified me to see how much my wedding present was appreciated.

Incumbent: (n) being the duty or responsibility (of someone).

Example: It is incumbent upon the purchaser to check the contract before signing.

Ineffable: (adj.) too wonderful to be described.

Example: It was an ineffable display of fireworks.

Prowess: (n) great ability, skill, or bravery.

Example: The tribesmen sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.

Specter: (n) a spirit without a body; ghost; something that is seen in the imagination and causes fear.

Example: The specter of unemployment haunted/stalked the land.

Turbulent: (adj.) violent and disorderly.

Example: We are passing through a turbulent period of history.

Warrant: (v) to cause to appear right or reasonable; justify.

Example: This tiny crowd doesn’t warrant such a large police presence

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Beholden: (adj.) having to feel grateful or having a duty (to).

I like to do things for myself and not feel beholden to anyone else,

Brazen: (adj.) without shame; immodest.

That he has been dismissed is a brazen lie.

Circumscribe: (v) to keep within narrow limits; restrict.

His activities have been seriously circumscribed since his illness.

Germane: (adj.) relevant.

He made some interesting points, but they were not really germane to the argument,

Hordes: (n) large moving crowds especially those which are noisy or disorderly.

Hordes of children were running around the building.

Inflammable: (adj.) which can easily be set on fire and which burns quickly.

Petrol is highly inflammable.

Marauding: (adj.) moving around in search of something to steal, bum, or destroy.

They were attacked by marauding tribesmen.

Nuance: (n) a slight delicate difference in meaning, color, etc.

There is a nuance of greater uncertainty in “I might do it” than in “I may do it”.

Penchant: (n) a liking especially for something that is slightly disapproved of by other people.

He has a penchant for fast cars.

Rife: (adj.) of something bad, widespread; common.

Disease and violence were rife in the city.

Amphibious: (adj.) able to live or move both on land and in water.

Frogs are amphibious.

Compatible: (adj.) able to exist together, live together, or with another thing.

Their marriage ended because they were simply not compatible.
This project is not compatible with the company’s long-term plans.

Crucible: (n) a severe test. –

Iran is prepared to pass through the crucible of war.

Dementia: (n) decay of the mind especially leading to madness.

The old woman is suffering from dementia.

Detonate: (v) to (cause to) explode using special apparatus.

They detonated the bomb and destroyed the bridge.

Elan: (n) liveliness and stylishness; vigor.

She played the piano with great elan.

Exhort: (v) to try hard to persuade; urge

The party leader exhorted the workers to start preparing for the elections.

Flimsy: (adj.) weak; that does not convince.

What a flimsy excuse!

Itemize: (v) to produce a detailed list of things.

The report itemizes 23 different faults.
Now, the telephone department sends itemized phone bills.

Neurosis: (n) a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry; anxiety.

Her neurosis is telling on her health.

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Constrict: (v) to make narrower, smaller, or tighter.

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Corollary: (n) something such as a statement or course of action that naturally follows from something else.

The Government wants to spend more on defense: the corollary of that statement is that they want to spend less on everything else.

Lax: (adj.) not strict, severe, or careful enough about work, rules, or standard of behavior; slack; careless.

Lax security allowed the thieves to enter.

Psychosis: (n) a serious mental illness that affects the whole personality.

A person suffering from psychosis loses touch with reality.

Gross, (adj.) Clearly wrong; inexcusable.

The court found the doctor guilty of gross negligence.

Immaculate: (adj.) Clean and unspoiled; pure; without fault.

He was wearing immaculate white clothes.

Intuitive: (adj.) [of ideas] obtained by using feelings rather than by considering the facts.

My mother seemed to have an intuitive knowledge of how I was feeling.

Kudos: (n) public admiration and glory for something done.

He gained a lot of kudos by winning the essay competition.

Lacerate: (v) to tear or roughly cut skin, etc.

His hand was badly lacerated.
Nothing could soothe her lacerated feelings.

Latitude: (n) freedom to do, say, etc. what one likes.

The new law allows firms a lot less latitude than before in fixing the price of their goods.

Nemesis: (n) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided.

His delinquent son proved to be his nemesis.

Execrable: (adj.) very bad or unpleasant.

Accusing us of being disloyal to cover his own sorry behavior is truly execrable.
It was an execrable performance.

Laconic: (adj.) using very few words to express what you mean.

He has a laconic way of speaking.

LACONICALLY:(adv.)

“Wait and see” he replied laconically.

Legion: (adj.) very many.

Her admirers are legion.

Levity: (n) lack of respect for serious matters; lack of seriousness.

This is no time for levity; we have important matters to discuss.

Nonplus: (v) to cause someone to be surprised and not know what to think or do.

The speaker seemed completely nonplussed by my question.

Psychic: (adj.) [of an illness] of the mind as opposed to the body.

Many psychic disorders are curable now.

Puerile: (adj.) childish; silly; immature.

He has a puerile sense of humor.

Reflex: (n) an unintentional movement that is made in reply to some outside influence.

The doctor hit my knee with a hammer to test my reflexes.

Resolute: (adj.) firm; determined in purpose.

Be resolute in your efforts.

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Ingenuous: (adj.) simple, direct, and inexperienced; naive.

Only the most ingenuous person would believe such a feeble excuse.

Languish: (v) to experience long-suffering.

She languished in prison for fifteen years.

Largesse: (n) [something given in] generosity to people who do not have enough.

Our people are in no need of richer nations’ largesse.

Limbo: (n) a state of uncertainty.

I’m in limbo, waiting to know whether or not I’ve got the job.

Morose: (adj.) miserable; bad-tempered; not willing to talk.

She was morose, pale, and reticent.

Obtuse: (adj.) annoyingly slow in understanding.

Is he stupid or is he being deliberately obtuse?

Bastion: (n) someone or something that is regarded as strongly defending a particular principle or activity.

The club is one of the last bastions of male chauvinism.

Dynamics: (n. pi) the way in which people or things behave and react to each other in a particular situation.

He is sadly unaware of the dynamics of political change.

Euphoria: (n) a feeling of extreme happiness, pride, and excitement that usually last for a short time.

The parents were in a state of euphoria after the baby was born.

Malice: (n) the wish, desire, or intention to harm someone.

He got no advantage out of it; he did it from pure malice.

Malleable: (adj.) easily influenced or controlled by other people; soft and easily made into different shapes.

She is young enough to be malleable.
Silver is the most malleable of all metals.

Meticulous: (adj.) extremely careful; paying careful attention to every detail; fastidious; thorough.

He is always meticulous in keeping the records up-to-date.

Ordeal: (n) a difficult or painful experience.

The parents went through a terrible ordeal when their child was kidnapped.

Proliferation: (n) a rapid increase or spreading.

The proliferation of nuclear weapons should be discouraged.

Rationale: (n) the reasons and principles on which a decision, plan, belief, etc. is based.

The rationale behind introducing this technique is that it will substantially speed up our work.

Straightjacket: (n) something which prevents free development; also spelled as “straitjacket”.

Film producers protested against the straightjacket of censorship.

Dither: (v) to behave nervously and uncertainly because one cannot decide.

For God’s sake stop dithering and make up your mind.

Grievous: (adj.) very seriously harmful.

You have made a grievous mistake, which could affect the rest of your life.

Ignominious: (adj.) bringing or deserving strong (especially public) disapproval damaging to one’s pride.

He had to suffer an ignominious defeat.

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Ascendancy: (n) a position of power, influence, or control.

He slowly gained ascendancy in the group.

Chagrin: (v) annoyance and disappointment.

Much to his chagrin, he was not offered the job.

Expertise: (n) special skills or knowledge in a particular subject.

There we met some trainee engineers with varying degrees of computer expertise.

Flounder: (v) to move about helplessly or with great difficulty, especially in water, mud, snow, etc.

The little dog was floundering around in the snow, so I picked it up.

Mainstream: (n) The main or most widely accepted way of thinking or acting in relation to a subject.

These days he is not in the mainstream of politics.

Muster: (v) to gather or collect.

I mustered (up) my courage and walked onto the stage.

Pragmatic: (adj.) concerned with practical results; realistic.

He has a pragmatic approach to management problems.

Precedence: (n) priority.

She had to learn that her wishes did not take precedence over other people’s needs.

Revile: (v) to express hatred of; speak very strongly and angrily.

This reviled novel is remarkable in many ways.

Futile: (adj.) useless; unsuccessful.

Don’t waste time by asking futile questions.
All my attempts to unlock the door were futile because I was using the wrong key.

Harrowing: (adj.) causing great suffering and anxiety in the mind; distressing.

To see someone killed is a very harrowing experience.

Hinge: (v) to depend on; have as a necessary condition.

The film’s plot hinges on a case of mistaken identity.

Huddle: (v) to crowd together in a group.

They huddled together under the rock to avoid heavy rainfall.

Irrevocable: (adj.) that cannot be changed.

My decision is irrevocable.

Motley: (adj.) of many different kinds.

There was a motley collection of books on the shelf.

Antithesis: (n) the direct opposite.

The antithesis of life is death.
Their political views are the complete antithesis of mine.

Interpose: (adj.) to put between two things.

He interposed himself between them to stop them from fighting.

Jumble: (n) a disorderly mixture of things or ideas.

His lecture was a jumble of confused ideas.

Loquacious: (adj.) liking to talk a lot.

I never saw a more loquacious woman than she.

Menace: (n) a threat or danger.

The busy road is a menace to the children’s safety.

Pernicious: (adj.) very harmful but not easily noticeable; having or being an evil influence.

These horror videos have a pernicious effect on children.

Salvage: (v) to save (goods or property) from loss or damage.

After the fire, there wasn’t much furniture left worth salvaging.

Simplistic: (adj.) treating difficult matters as if they were simple; tending to oversimplify.

This is a very complex problem, and we won’t get anywhere with such simplistic solutions.

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Colossal: (adj.) extremely great or large.

It is a colossal waste of money.

Enfranchise: (v) to give the right to vote at elections.

When were women enfranchised in Britain?

Exodus: (n) a situation in which a lot of people leave a place.

There is a mass exodus from the city every Saturday.

Format: (n.)a pattern, plan, or arrangement.

The meeting will have the usual format.

Galore: (adj.) in large amounts or numbers.

In this locality, there are empty houses galore.

Gambit: (n) sacrifice of a piece for the sake of an advantage in the opening stages of a game.

His basic gambit is to give them presents before the interview.

Induce: (v) to lead (someone) to do something often by persuading.

Nothing could induce her to be disloyal to her husband.

Manipulate: (v) control or influence in a clever way.

He knows how to manipulate the audience.
She accused the party of manipulating the figures.

Penalize: (v) to put (someone) in a very unfavorable or unfair position.

The new tax laws penalize people who earn less than Rs. 7000 a month.

Reflect (v) to think about something carefully and seriously.

He reflected for a moment and then began to speak again.

Mercurial: (adj.) quick, active and often changing.

He enjoyed her mercurial temper.

Moot: (v) to state (a question, matter, etc.) for consideration.

The question of changing the rules was mooted at the meeting.

Bulwark: (n) someone or something that protects or defends something such as a belief, idea, or way of life.

Our people’s support is a bulwark against the enemy.

Coterie: (n) a small group of people who do things together.

He belongs to a small coterie of artists.

Dike (Dyke): (n) a wall or bank built to keep back water and prevent flooding.

The work on the new dike is in progress.

Exegesis: (n) an explanation of a piece of writing.

This look contains a substantial exegesis of the poem ‘Waste Land’.

Insatiable: (adj.) always wanting more and never feeling satisfied.

The public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip.

Mystique: (n) an attractive quality that someone or something has because they seem mysterious and special in an exciting way.

The royal family of England has lost much of its mystique.

Putsch: (n) an attempt to get rid of a government by force, made by military leaders or politicians.

Pakistan has a history of intrigues and putsches.

Subterfuge: (n) the use of lies and tricks; deceit.

We had to resort to a little harmless subterfuge to organize her birthday treat without her knowledge.

Sufferance: (v) if you do something on sufferance,

You are only here on sufferance, you know — as a guest.

Validate: (v) to make valid, especially legally.

In order to validate the agreement, both parties signed it.

In conclusion, mastering IELTS vocabulary is essential for improving your performance in all four sections of the exam—Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. A strong vocabulary not only boosts your band score but also enhances your confidence and communication skills. By learning and practicing these words, you’ll be better prepared to tackle the exam and succeed in your academic or professional goals.

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