IELTS Writing Words
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100 IELTS Writing Words
infamy: notoriety, extreme ill repute
innate: possessed at birth; inborn
insular: of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
inveterate: deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
knell: the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
lurid: causing shock or horror; gruesome
maxim: proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
modicum: limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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innate: possessed at birth; inborn
insular: of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
inveterate: deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
knell: the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
lurid: causing shock or horror; gruesome
maxim: proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
modicum: limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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abhor 
 | fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
brusque
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive |
| astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned |
candor
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| notoriety, extreme ill repute |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
demure
| lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive |
| lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
embezzle
| improperly forward or bold; rude |
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
| 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 |
| happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
impertinent
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| improperly forward or bold; rude |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
impudent
| secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
| casually rude, insolent, impertinent |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| a person entrusted with secrets |
infamy
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| notoriety, extreme ill repute |
| 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 |
| penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
jubilant
| happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
| the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death |
| deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
| lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
knell
| the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| in name only; insignificantly small |
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[Esc] emotionally hardened; unfeeling
[Esc] reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade [Esc] showing deference; respectful and considerate [Esc] tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop [Esc] assiduous; industrious; hard-working [Esc] 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 [Esc] build; put together out of components or parts [Esc] not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state [Esc] marked by quiet and caution and secrecy [Esc] deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual