IELTS VOCAB (2)

grandeur (n)

splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style (n)

dignity (n)

self respect and honor (n)

demolish (v)

to destroy (v)

be reminiscent of (phr)

to remind someone of something; to be similar to (phr)

indelible (adj)

not able to be erased or removed; memorable (adj)

barring (adv)

except from (adj)

obliterate (v)

destroy; demolish; eradicate (v)

entail (v)

(v.) to require

benign (adj)

kind and gentle (adj)

forthright (adj)

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

insolence (n)

rude and disrespectful behavior (n)

insolent (adj)

rude or disrespectful (adj)

susceptible (adj)

(adj.) vulnerable, easily influenced

hasty (adj)

excessively quick (adj)

adherence (n)

faithful attachment (n)

gallant (adj)

brave and noble (adj)

inscrutable (adj)

difficult to understand, abstruse (adj)

germane (adj)

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

hail from (v)

to come from, stem from, derive from (v)

cornerstone (n)

(n). a fundmental principle or element

consensus (n)

general agreement (n)

linchpin (n)

the core, a momentous part of a system (n)

constitute (v)

form, shape (v)

extenuation (n)

moderation, mitigation (n)

extenuate (v)

(v.) to lessen the seriousness, to mitigate

endeavour (v)

try hard to do or achieve something (v)

pervade (v)

to spread throughout (v)

strenuous (adj)

requiring tremendous energy or stamina, challenging (adj)

underprivileged (adj)

needy or disadvantaged (adj)

gratification (n)

satisfaction; contentment; a feeling of being rewarded for one's efforts (n)

pedagogical (adj)

relating to teaching (adj)

afforestation (n)

planting trees (n)

obsolescence (n)

state of being no longer useful or in fashion (n)

degradation (n)

a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level (n)

synchronous (adj)

(adj) happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly

asynchronous (adj)

communication in which messages are sent and received at different times (adj)

bandwidth (n)

the ability or time to deal with a situation, especially one that involves a large amount of information or a number of problems (n)

milestone (n)

A significant point or event in a project. (n)

cornerstone (n)

(n.) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element

solidary (adj)

Support or sympathy; unity (adj)

consolidation (n)

unity or being made stronger (n)

impulse regulation (phrn)

Ability to control urges and impulses. (phrn)

cultivate (v)

to nurture, improve, promote (v)

ostentatious (adj)

showy, pretentious (adj)

amalgamation (n)

(n.) - a union, a merger, an integration