Ielts vocabulary Masterclass book + ielts listening & Reading Dictionary: Dominate Proficiency Level Vocabulary for ielts listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking

Connoisseur:
MEANING: Expert of art; or simply, expert
SENTENCE: Miguel managed a vineyard and was something of a wine
connoisseur.
Compliant:
MEANING: Submissive, willing to obey someone else
SENTENCE: He was compliant when the police asked him to step out of
the car.
Contentious:
MEANING: Likely to cause controversy
SENTENCE: The filmmaker produced a very contentious documentary on
the state of the global environment.
Conciliatory:
MEANING: Soothing and satisfying
SENTENCE: She was still angry despite his conciliatory words to her after
their argument.
Contrite:
MEANING: Feeling or expressing remorse
SENTENCE: The teacher found a very contrite student when he visited the
detention room.
Concomitant:
MEANING: Accompanying, associated
SENTENCE: The joys of motherhood had concomitant anxieties.

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Conundrum:
MEANING: A difficult problem; puzzle
SENTENCE: The study of physics involved many conundrums.
Converge:
MEANING: Tending to come together from different
directions
SENTENCE: The crowd converged on the holy relic.
Convoluted:
MEANING: Twisted, very complicated
SENTENCE: Your argument is so convoluted that I'm not able to
understand it enough to start critiquing it.
Courteous:
MEANING: Polite and respectful in manner
SENTENCE: The lawyer sent me a very courteous letter.
Craven:
MEANING: Very cowardly
SENTENCE: When he saw the enemy troops advancing, he had a craven
impulse to run for his life.
Crestfallen
: MEANING: Dejected, sad and disappointed
SENTENCE: Half the crowd in the stadium were crestfallen after their
team lost the grand final.
Culpability
: MEANING: Deserving blame
SENTENCE: The extent of the culpability of each nation in its handling of
the crisis became clearer over time.
Cursory:
MEANING: Brief, hasty
SENTENCE: He gave the report a cursory glance before handing it to his
secretary.

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Dander:
MEANING: Tiny particles, from hair, skin or feathers; a feeling
of anger, temper
SENTENCE: The smirk on the villain’s face raised the dander of the
policeman.