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100 Basic Words for IELTS Speaking Test

100 Basic Words for IELTS Speaking Test

100 Basic Words for IELTS Speaking Test.


1. abstemious
The saints here have willingly chosen this abstemious life. 

2. amazing
she makes the most amazing cup cakes. 

3. absurd
Gym shorts looked absurd on such a tall girl.

4. annoyed
Kaylie was annoyed with him. 

5. avid
He was avid for information about the murder inquiry. 

6. adventurous
They wanted more adventurous meals. 

7. ambitious
The scope of the book is very ambitious.

8. agitated
There's no point getting agitated. 

9. assertive
Patients should be more assertive with their doctors. 

10. applicable
The rules are applicable to all faculty students.

11. brilliant
You are a brilliant young mathematician. 

12. boldly
We will give our support as long as you fight boldly against corruption. 

13. canny
The canny shoppers came early for a bargain. 

14. cautious
The plan received a cautious welcome. 

15. competent
He spoke quite competent French.

16. cosmopolitan
Her knowledge of English, French, Italian, and Spanish made her genuinely cosmopolitan.

17. costive
If she did ask her she would become costive. 

18. cynical
No one will accept her cynical attitude. 

19. cunning
A cunning look came into her eyes. 

20. dedicated
Investment in dedicated bike lanes will encourage more bicycle commuters. 

21. deliberate
She is a careful and deliberate worker. 

22. dignified
She maintained a dignified silence. 

23. disorganize
Adele always keep her room disorganized. 

24. discreet
We made some discreet inquiries. 

25. discreditable
He must stop his discreditable conduct. 

26. doleful
We dislike that doleful consequence. 

27. dry
The jacket kept me warm and dry. 

28. efficient
It's an energy efficient heating system. 

29. eminent
He is one of the world's most eminent actor. 

30. emotional
He was a strongly emotional young man. 

31. extravagant
It was rather extravagant to buy both. 

32. fantastic
They did a fantastic job. 

33. flashy
He always had a flashy car. 

34. frank
It's a long and frank discussion. 

35. frugal
He led a remarkably frugal existence. 

36. furtive
They spent a furtive day together. 

37. generous
She was generous with her money. 

38. greedy
They got the greedy thief who plundered a defense contractor. 

39. gorgeous
Such a gorgeous color and exquisite decoration. 

40. idle
Being idle won't pay the bills.

41. immortal
Our mortal bodies are inhabited by immortal souls. 

42. impatient
They are impatient for change. 

43. impressive
The photo shows us an impressive view of the hills. 

44. industrious
He is particularly hardworking, energetic and industrious . 

45. intelligent
Bella is intelligent and hardworking. 

46. incurable
The scientists claims that the vaccine can cure an incurable disease like covid-19. 

47. indolent
They didn't want any competition in the indolent and lazy stakes. 

48. intriguing
No one forgot that intriguing story. 

49. inexperienced
This young lady is an inexperienced driver. 

50. inevitable
They believe that war was inevitable. 

51. indispensable
He made himself indispensable to the parish priest. 

52. malignant
They were in the hands of malignant fate. 

53. miserable
Their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable. 

54. mischievous
Two mischievous puppies had decorated the bed with shredded newspaper. 

55. monotonous
Soon we heard monotonous wailing of many voices.  

56. notorious
Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.

57. organized
I am well organized and systematic enough to save my money. 

58. omnipotent
They argued an omnipotent sovereign on that point. 

59. outgoing
She's an extremely affable and outgoing type of person. 

60. outstanding
The team's outstanding performance impresses me very much. 

61. passive
The women were portrayed as passive victims. 

62. pretty
She is a pretty little girl with an amazing sense of humour. 

63. practical
There are one obvious practical applications of the research. 

64. radiant
She gave him a radiant smile. 

65. reserved
He is a reserved, almost taciturn man. 

66. responsible
The research project was given to a responsible team. 

67. romantic
He's very handsome, and so romantic. 

68. retarded
In retrospect, it was a totally retarded idea.

69. rational
I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation. 

70. reasonable
It seems a reasonable enough request. 

71. reveal
The clouds were disappeared to reveal a clear blue sky. 

72. sentimental
She has a sentimental attachment to the painting. 

73. shabby
A conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the flag. 

74. severe
The charges would have warranted a severe sentence. 

75. spontaneous
The audience broke into spontaneous applause. 

76. sensitive
There are many children who feel shy to talk about on some sensitive issues with their parents.

77. sensible
I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend 50$ on it.

78. stingy
His employer is stingy and idle. 

79. stringent
California's air pollution guidelines are stringent. 

80. sociable
We will visit a very sociable little village. 

81. studious
We all noticed her studious absence from public view. 

82. supportive
The staff are extremely supportive of each other. 

83. talkative
The talkative driver hadn't stopped chatting. 

84. tangible
The emphasis is now on tangible results. 

85. tempting
He cannot refuse a tempting financial deal like this. 

86. thrifty
I'm cheap, or rather thrifty and money smart. 

87. tire
He began to tire, as soon the ascent grew steeper.

88. tolerant
We must be tolerant of others. 

89. unavoidable
It's the natural and unavoidable process of growing old. 

90. understanding
Foreign visitors with little understanding of English. 

91. unusable
The steps were overgrown and unusable. 

92. unbelievable
Your audacity is unbelievable. 

93. update
Are you looking for an update for your office look?

94. versatile
She just brought a versatile sewing machine. 

95. vigilant
The burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbors. 

96. variable
British weather is probably the most variable in the spring.

97. wholehearted
You have my wholehearted support. 

98. workplace
We are trying to create diversity in the work place.

99. yelling 
Parents may express disapproval of a behaviour by scolding or yelling.

100. zillion
You have told me that a zillion times.



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