Improve your Vocabulary: Sitting for the IELTS, GRE or GMAT

if you are also sitting for exams like IELTS, GRE or GMAT, here are 10 words to help you prepare and improve your vocabulary.

Are you preparing for IELTS, GRE or GMAT? If yes, you must be aware of the importance of the English Language in these tests. Especially for IELTS which is the International English Language Testing System. IELTS tests candidates mainly on their proficiency in speaking, writing and understanding the English Language. If you are also sitting for these exams, you need to be well versed with words, synonyms and antonyms. To help you do the same, we have a list of 10 difficult words which might be a part of your examination this year.

Examination like IELTS, GRE and GMAT require consistent studying and cannot be cracked by studying just one day. Therefore, it is important to maintain the flow of information, which is why we have a list of 10 difficult words with their meanings and application to help you in improving your vocabulary as you prepare for your IELTS examination.

Concomitant:

Something that naturally accompanies something or follows it. Example: Even with all its concomitant problems, marriage is one of the best things that can happen to a human being.

Ignominious:

It means causing public disgrace or shame. Example: He owes his ignominious reputation to his habit of insulting his peers and even his elders.

Scapegoat:

It refers to someone who is punished for the errors of others. Example: Because he had a good reputation in front of the publics, he decided to be the scapegoat and took the blame for all the losses on himself.

Deferential:

It refers to being respectful and showing courteous regard for people’s feelings. Example: It was only due to his deferential manners that he won the heart of the King.

Furtive:

It means to avoid attention from something or keeping it secretive because its discovery would lead to trouble. Example: He avoided eye contact and took to furtive behavior after he was identified as a suspect for the murder.

Lithe:

It is used to describe something that is thin, flexible or can move and bend with ease. Example: After the instructor saw her lithe movement, he immediately started preparing her for the Nationals.

Staid:

It refers to something that is characterized by dignity and is considered to be respectable. Example: No matter how hard he tries to be in the company of normal people, he cannot change the fact that he is from a staid family and his life is very different from all of us.

Taciturn:

It refers to a person who is habitually reserved and uncommunicative. Example: AR Rahman is one of the most taciturn celebrities in India, most of his interviews prove that.

Truculent:

It refers to people who are ready to pick up a fight or are naturally aggressive. Example: He is generally a warm person but after drinking too much, he becomes truculent and starts creating a nuisance.

Inveterate:

It refers to having a habit that has been there for too long and is unlikely to change. Example: It is only due to his inveterate lying that everyone in the family hates him.

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