IELTS Writing Words

something that differs from the norm

fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

assent; agree without protesting

cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless

abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb

adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

a person entrusted with secrets

to plot, scheme

increasing by successive addition

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

express strong disapproval of; disparage

showing deference; respectful and considerate

modest and reserved in manner or behavior

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

assiduous; industrious; hard-working

overjoyed; extremely happy and excited

vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive

appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property entrusted to one's care; apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust

understanding and entering into another's feelings

ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile

learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

praise highly; glorify; celebrate

build; put together out of components or parts

not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state

astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned

leave someone who needs or counts on you

inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity

given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned

high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing

act or practice of a hypocrite

faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing

improperly forward or bold; rude

incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;

casually rude, insolent, impertinent

penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression

lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive

lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish

notoriety, extreme ill repute

restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back

possessed at birth; inborn

not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy

of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint

fearless; indicating or springing from courage

deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual

happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

flexible; moving and bending with ease

causing shock or horror; gruesome

one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal

proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth

excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details

limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing

ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent

of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand

lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically

in name only; insignificantly small

beginner; person new to a field or activity

subtle or slight degree of difference

inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful

slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

lacking in insight or discernment; stupid

remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all

work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of

strong inclination; definite liking

a careful examination, review

excess; overfullness in any respect; superabundance

condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference

odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character

hasty, incautious

disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of

excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use

prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs

gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck

sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety

being beyond what is required or sufficient

one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

to restore, clean up

disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile

resentment, offence

deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored

annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste

point directly overhead in sky; summit