Common words for IELTS #1

Question 1

aberration
[аберейшн]
I’m sorry I’m late - I had a mental aberration and forgot we had a meeting today.

Answer 1

a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving

Question 2

candor
[канде]
“We really don’t know what to do about it,” she said with surprising candor.

Answer 2

the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject

Question 3

enmity
[энмети]
She denied any personal enmity towards him.

Answer 3

a feeling of hate

Question 4

diligent
Leo is very diligent in/about his work.

Answer 4

careful and using a lot of effort

Question 5

chide
[чайд]
She chided him for his bad manners.

Answer 5

to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly

Question 6

coerce
[kouors]
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

Answer 6

to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do

Question 7

complacency
[kompleйsrnsи]
There’s no room for complacency if we want to stay in this competition!

Answer 7

a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder

Question 8

innate
[инейт]
Cyril’s most impressive quality was his innate goodness.

Answer 8

is one that you were born with, not one you have learned

Question 9

haughty
[хати]
She has a rather haughty manner.

Answer 9

unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

Question 10

repudiate
[репьюдиейт]
I utterly repudiate those remarks.

Answer 10

to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable

Question 11

vex
This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government.

Answer 11

to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset

Question 12

decry
[дикрай]
Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.

Answer 12

to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary

Question 13

umbrage
[амбридж]
Will she take umbrage if she isn’t invited to the wedding?

offence [афенс]

Answer 13

feel upset or annoyd as someone has been rude to you

Question 14

zenith
[зинеth]
His career reached its zenith in the 1960s.

Answer 14

the best or most successful point or time:

Question 15

sycophant
[сикофент]
The prime minister is surrounded by sycophants.

Answer 15

someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere