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About vocabulary

IELTS exam doesn’t have a vocabulary test like TOEFL and GMAT. But it has
an significant role in IELTS score.
A student’s rich vocabulary can help him in scoring high marks in speaking
and writing module. During speaking module, examiner looks for the ease
with usage of vocabulary during conversation. In writing module, right words
at right place can help in scoring high marks. Research has found that words
are the verbal symbols of ideas .More ideas you are familiar with, the more
words you know.

Importance

Successful people have superior vocabularies. People who are intellectually
alive and successful in professional or business worlds are accustomed to
dealing with ideas, are constantly on the search for new ideas, build their
lives and careers on the ideas that they have learned. So to become
successful, improve your vocabulary and explore the world.

How to use this section

This vocabulary section gives the frequently used words with pronunciation
and its usage with some examples.
You have to choose the right answer from the four choices given below each
question. The answer key is given in the bottom of the page.

This will improve the vocabulary and its usage. Spend time to learn
vocabulary and use the words at proper locations. Don’t mug up. Just
remember: IELTS focus on your capability to handle communicative English.
Students preparing for SAT can use this vocabulary section.

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Free & exhaustive IELTS Vocabulary practice with answer
keys.

English Vocabulary test

Choose the best answer from the 4 choices.
Pronounciation of each word and its usage is given for reference.
Answer key is given at the end of each 20 questions.
The time allowed in 10 minutes.So keep a pen and paper ready and attend the exam
within the time allowed.

1).        Ability         (uh BIL etee)
• You have the ability to succeed at what you attempt.
• Einstein had exceptional mathematical ability.

A). skill                        B) Strength                  C) mind                D) Endurance

2).        Abscond         (ab SKAHND)
• Jesse James absconded just ahead of the sheriff.
• To abscond often results in a false sense of security.

A). Wait and watch       B) To roam in public       C) To run away and hide     D) To die

3).        accentuate         (ak SEN choo ayt)
• When you tell people about your vacation, accentuate the high points and
play down the low points.
• Wear clothing that accentuates your youthful looks.

A). Emphasize         B) To force         C) To peak        D) Mark with freshness

4).        Accomplice         (uh KOM plis)
• While Bob was robbing the bank, his accomplice, Louise, was behind the
wheel of the getaway car.

A). Criminal        B) Partner in crime         C) Partner in life        D) theft

5).        Accost         (uh KAWST)
• I wouldn’t be so bold as to accost someone who did not greet me first.
• I was walking along, minding my own business, when I was accosted by a
street peddler.

A). To approach and greet last       B).To approach and greet first
C). To wait and watch         D). To follow

6).        Acrimony         (AK ruh moh nee)

• The acrimony of the temper of a scorned woman is legendary both in literature
and in life.
• Dylan greeted the news that his new DVD player did not work at all with
considerable acrimony in his oaths.

A). Softness                 B). Violent                     C). Pain                         D). Temper

7).        Adept         (uh DEPT)

• George Jetson will be a very adept widget maker.
• When it comes to guarding those Academy Award winners, the accounting
firm of Price Waterhouse has shown itself to be adept.

A). Gaucherie             B). Skilled                  C). Lazy                           D). Cunning

8).        Adulate         (AD joo let)

• In the king’s presence, his subjects often adulate him.
• Ali always adulates her husband Joe when she’s looking to get him to do
something for her.

A). Admire quietly            B). Deject                  C). Admire excessively
D). Admire in private

9).        Aerate         (AER ayt)

• Your lungs aerate the blood that is brought there from your heart as part of
your pulmonary circulation.
• Soft drink makers aerate their drinks by forcing carbon dioxide to dissolve
under pressure.

A). To charge a liquid with a gas            B). To release air
C). To enter forcefully                         D). To release water content

10).        Antiquated         (an tik WAY tid)
• A very small part of this book was typed on an antiquated IBM Selectric
typewriter—a very small part.
• I usually drive an antiquated Toyota from the mid-1980s.

A). Fresh            B). Being used                     C). Obsolete                       D). New

11).        Belie         (bee LY)
• Al’s good-natured smile belies his evil intentions.
• It is a debunker’s job to belie the tricks of charlatans.

A). To disguise            B). To believe                 C). To confuse             D). To confess

12).        Berate         (be RAYT)
• Don’t berate me for acting the way you act.
• Audrey berated Robert for driving after having had a drink.

A). To congratulate        B). To scold              C). To encourage             D). To enjoy

13).        Bewilder         (bee WIL der)
• Jose was bewildered by the Times’ crossword puzzle.
• Alice’s disappearing coin trick served to bewilder Francine.
• On Ian’s visit to the art supply store, he was faced with a bewildering selection
of brushes and palette knives.

A). To think          B). To guide properly           C). To confuse thoroughly
D). To excite

14).        Bilk         (BILK)
• The raccoon bilked all attempts to catch him.
• The investors were bilked out of millions by crooked management.
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A). To steal    B). Thwart                     C). To walk free                 D). To escape

15).        Brandish         (BRAEN dish)
• When you brandish that saber, everyone ducks for cover.
• Helen brandished the fireplace poker as if she wanted to strike someone

A). To encourage                              B). To shake in a threatening manner
C). To wave in a friendly manner         D). To stand aggressively

16).        Buttress         (BUH tris)
• Many Gothic buildings sport buttresses to reinforce them.
• Flash cards can be thought of as buttresses for rote learning of facts.

A). Hold     B). Concrete            C). Evidence                       D). Reinforcement

17).        Blueprint         (BLOO print)
• The contractor checked the blueprint of the house to see what materials he
would need to order.
• With its adoption in 1789, the U.S. Constitution became the blueprint for
American democracy.

A). painting     B). Rough sketch           C). Detailed plan          D). Engineering model

18).        Bog         (BAHG)

A). Stuck     B). Sail smoothly           C). Garden                       D). Small forest

19).        Bereft         (bi REFT)

• The crime victim was bereft of her feeling of security.
• The bereft twins mourned the death of their uncle.

A). Bereaved    B). Forcefully gain           C). Confused                       D). Sadly

20).        Belligerent         (bel IDG oer ent)

• During World War I, the belligerents engaged in four years of unmoving
trench warfare.
• The belligerent adversaries duked it out in the ring.

A). Competitive    B). Eagerness to fight           C). Friendship               D). Immoral

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SECTION 2 ( 10 Minutes)

1).         Cajole                (kuh JOHL)

• Maxine tried to cajole her husband into going to the movies.
• Barney cajoled Lois to accompany him to the book sale.

A). Verbal duel           B). To discuss camly
C). To talk openly       D). To coax with with insincere talk

2).         Castigate            (KAS ti gayt)
• The police chief proceeded to castigate the officers for showing poor
judgment dealing with the demonstrators.
• The nine-year-old castigated the president for not being able to pronounce
“nuclear.”

A). Discourage in front of superiors    B). make public witness
C). To punish using harsh public criticism   D). To encourage in front of public

3).        Catnap                 (KAT nap)
• The watchman often takes two- or three-minute catnaps.
• Karen often catnaps while watching TV at night.

A). A light sleep                             B). A deep sleep
C). Sleep after heavy lunch             D). Sleep immediately after dinner

4).        Cloying                 (KLOY ing)
• The romance novel was cloying in its sentimentality.
• The date can have a cloying sweetness that causes many people to avoid
eating that fruit unless it is only one of several ingredients, as in date-nut
bread.

A). Tasteful   B). Light sweet          C). Excessively sweet       D). Pleasing

5).         Cohere                 (koh HEER)
• Grapes appear to cohere until you notice the tiny stems.
• Freedoms of religion and press seem to logically cohere.
• The U.S. and U.K. cohered from 1941 through 1945 in their fight against
the Nazis.

A). To grow   B). To connect illogically          C). To disunite            D). To stick together

6).         Compassion                 (kuhm PA shin)
• Tina had great compassion for the families of the victims of the earthquake.
• Rosita was driven by her compassion for the homeless to volunteer twice
weekly at the local shelter.

A). Friendship   B). Deep sympathy          C). Appreciation             D). Caring

7).         Competent                 (KOM pit int)
• One doesn’t need to be an electrician to have competent credentials to
change a lightbulb.
• The judge ruled Jack competent to stand trial for murder.

A). Capable   B). Not capable          C). Clumsy           D). Naive

8).         Composure                (kum POH zhur)

• Though all about him were rife with excitement or dismay, Winston
Churchill seldom lost his composure.
• Composure is one of the most important conditions to retain to behave
rationally in an emergency.

A). Self realization   B). Self actualization          C). Calmness of mind          D). Saintly

9).         Compel                 (kuhm PEL)
• Eve had to compel Adam to try her applesauce.
• king used its army to compel company to share its oil income.

A). Power   B). Force          C). Persuade       D). Inform

10).         Concept                 (KON sept)
• The automaker had a concept of what the car of the future should look like
and be able to do.
• Given the job to create a perfect building for milking cows, the architect
sketched out a few concepts.

A). Abstract idea   B). Proto type         C). Dream      D). Creativity

11).         Debacle                 (di BAK il)
• After the dam burst, a debacle descended on the farms and villages below.
• Napoleon never recovered from his Battle of Waterloo debacle.

A). Danger   B). A total failure         C). Threat      D). Confusion

12).         Debunk                 (di BUHNK)
• Some people take it as their life’s work to debunk the schemes of con artists.
• The self-proclaimed Great Randi has debunked many so-called mentalists by
revealing their deceptions.

A). To support covertly   B). To support false claims         C). To expose false claims
D). To confuse

13).         Decorous                 (di KAW ris)
• Tom behaved in a very decorous manner at the graduation, never raising his
voice or wiping his mouth on his sleeve.
• The ettiquette consultant was hired by Maxine’s mother to supervise the
decorous behavior of all the servers at the wedding reception.

A). Act cleverly   B). Showing propriety in behavior         C). To show off     D). To act
dramatically

14).         Defiant                 (di FY int)
• The men defending the Alamo were defiant in the face of Santa Ana’s overwhelmingly
superior numbers.
• Rosa Parks sparked civil rights awareness by being defiant of the “Blacks
ride in the back” convention of the day.

A). Full of angry resistance   B). Violent         C). Disobedient     D). Full of reverence

15).         Denounce                 (di NOWNS)
• American loyalists denounced Washington as a traitor to the British Crown.
The French patriots denounced Louis XVI as a tyrant.

A). Condemn publicly   B). Condemn in private         C). Careless     D). Not bothered

16).         Deplore                 (di PLAWR)
• My neighbor’s mother deplores the day he was born.
• Any feeling individual must deplore the conditions in which the urban
homeless are condemned to live.

A). Fortunate   B). Lament         C). Condemn        D). Remember

17).          Derive                       (di RYV)
• Alice derived most of her term paper from Web sources.
• Pythagoras derived his famous theorem by drawing squares on the sides of
a right triangle and relating their areas.

A). To save   B). To give         C). Show the origin   D). To trace the end

18).             Desolate                 (DES uh lit for adj., DES uh LAYT for v.)
• Ed has been desolate since Trixie took his teddy bear.
• The desert island was a desolate place.

A). Private   B). Public         C). Openness   D). Solitary

19).             Destitution         (DES ti TOO shin)
• Destitution is a condition in which it is unenviable to find oneself.
• Do not confuse destitution, a state of abject poverty, with restitution, a paying
back for injuries caused.

A). Rich   B). Abject poverty       C). Poor     D). Starve

20).              Detract         (dee TRAKT)
• We must not detract strength from his argument.
• Frowning detracts from her beauty.

A). Attracts   B). Confuse        C). To belittle D). To attach

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