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

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.