IELTS Topic-Wise Writing Band 8 Vocabulary 2021
Lesson 1: Accommodation
the outside wall of a building on an upper level.
2. Brick – a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses.
3. ceiling - the upper surface of a room that you see when you look above you
4. concrete - a rigid building material made by mixing together
cement, sand, small stones, and water.
5. cottage - a small house, usually in the countryside.
6. gadget - a small device or machine with a particular purpose.
7. housing - buildings for people to live in.
8. landmark - a building or place that is easily recognized.
9. lift shaft - a vertical shaft in a building through which a lift moves to different levels.
11. platform - a flat raised area or structure.
12. quarry - a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand,
etc. is dug for use as a building material.
13. residence - a home; the place where someone lives.
14. steel - a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon.
15. timber - wood that is prepared for use in buildings, etc.
16. airy - with a lot of light and space.
17. conventional - traditional and ordinary.
18. cozy - comfortable and pleasant, mainly (of a building)
because of being small and warm
19. cramped - not having enough space or time.
20. disposable - used once, then thrown away.
21. exterior - outer; on or from the outside.
22. futuristic - relating to the future, or very modern or advanced.
23. high-rise - a tall modern building with many floors.
24. mass-produced - produced in large numbers using machinery.
25. multi-story - a building that has several floors.
26. ornate - having a lot of decoration.
27. prefabricated - built from parts that have been made in a
factory and can be put together quickly.
28. spacious - large and with a lot of space.
29. state-of-the-art - very modern and uses the most recent ideas
and methods.
30. ultra-modern - extremely modern; advanced.
31. automate - to change a factory, office, or process so that
machines do the work instead of people.
for moral reasons.
33. demolish - knock down, destroy thoroughly.
34. devise - to invent something, esp. with intelligence or
imagination.
35. haul - to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty.
36. hoist - to lift something heavy, often with special equipment.
37. renovate - to repair and improve something, especially a
building.
38. skyward - in the direction of the sky.
39. warehouse - a large building for storing things before they are
sold, used, or sent out to shops.
40. tough - strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated.
41. spring system - an elastic object that stores mechanical
energy.
42. mesh - to join together in the correct position.
43. ratchet - a part of a machine that allows movement in one
direction only.
44. unveil - to show or make something known for the first time
45. slack - not tight; loose.
46. contraption - device
47. tenant - a person who rents a room, a building, or land.
48. screw - a thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised
spiral line.
49. heading - words written or printed at the top of a text as a title.
50. obsession - something or someone that you think about all the
time.
51. consolidate - to combine into a single unit; to group together or
Join.
53. depict - to represent or show something in a picture, story,
movie, etc.; portray.
54. mixed success - successful only on a few issues, not all.
55. appliance - a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially
an electrical one that is used in the house.
56. team up - to join another person or form a group with other
people to do something together.
57. surround - to be around something on all sides.
58. combustion - the process of burning.
59. self-propelled - able to move by its own power.
60. stack - to arrange things in an ordered pile.
61. marvel - a wonderful and surprising person or thing.
62. apparent - easily seen or perceived, easily understood.
63. hose - a long plastic or rubber pipe used to direct water onto
fires, gardens, etc.
64. drapery - cloth arranged in folds.
65. blast - a sudden decisive blow of air.
66. overriding - more critical.
67. acquisition - the process of getting something.
68. incorporation - the act of including something.
69. turmoil - a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety
70. masculine - of man; male.
71. rough and ready-produced quickly, with little preparation
72. stark - extreme.
73. pejorative - insulting, disapproving.
74. cherished - bringing the pleasure of love.
76. blur - to make something hard to see.
77. deployment - the use of something or someone in an effective
way.
78. rosy - optimistic, bright, happy.
79. exhort - to strongly encourage or persuade someone to do
something.
80. self-indulgent - allowing yourself to have or do anything that
you enjoy.
81. free rein - the freedom to do, say, or feel what you want.
82. spa - a town where water comes out of the ground, and people
come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their
health.
83. discotheque - disco.
84. ebb - to become less intense or disappear.
85. hectic - full of busy activity.
86. imperative - extremely important or urgent.
87. envisage - to have a mental picture of; visualize.
88. consumerism - the state of an advanced industrial society in
which a lot of goods are bought and sold.
Lesson 2: Business
2. campaign - a plan consisting of several activities directed toward
the achievement of an aim.
3. career - the job or series of jobs you do during your work.
4. clerk - a person who works in an office, dealing with records or
performing general office duties.
5. colleague - someone you work with.
6. credibility - the fact that someone can be believed or trusted.
7. employee - someone who is paid to work for someone else.
8. goods - things for sale or the things that you own.
9. job satisfaction - the feeling of pleasure and achievement you have. Experience in your job when you know that your work is worth doing
10. laborer - a person who does physical work, especially
outdoors.
outdoors.
11. manual worker - a worker who does physical work.
12. manual work - work involving the hands, as opposed to an
office job, for example.
13. niche - a job, position, or place that is very suitable for someone
14. occupation - a person's job.
15. overtime - time worked in addition to your usual job hours
16. perk - an advantage.
17. profession - any type of work, esp. one that needs a high level
of education or a particular skill.
18. prospects - the possibility of being successful, especially at
work.
19. qualification - and ability, characteristic, or experience that
makes you suitable for a particular job or activity.
20. retirement - the act of leaving your job and stopping working,
usually, because you are old.
21. Share - one of the equal parts that the ownership of a company
is divided into, and that can be bought by members of the public.
22. shift work - a system in which different groups of workers work
somewhere at other times of the day and night.
23. supervisor - a person whose job is to supervise someone or
something.
24. takeover - a situation in which a company gets control of
another company by buying enough of its shares.
25. wages - the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for
the hours worked.
26. casual - not regular or fixed.
27. demanding - needing a lot of time, attention, or energy.
28. hospitality - the act of being friendly and welcoming to guests
and visitors.
29. monotonous - not changing and therefore dull.
30. retail - selling goods to the public, usually in
shops.
31. Endorsement- publicly stating that you approve of or support
someone or something.
32. invest (in) - to spend money on something you believe
will make a profit.
33. shelf stacker - shelf filler; someone whose job is to put goods
on the shelves in a supermarket
34. redundant - losing your job because your employer no
longer needs you.
35. next to nothing - tiny; hardly anything; almost nothing.
36. workplace - a building or room where people perform their
jobs, or these places generally.
37. cosmetics - substances that you put on your face or body that
are intended to improve your appearance.
38. skincare - things that you do and use to keep your skin healthy
and attractive.
and attractive.
39. dermatologist - a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases.
40. invaluable - extremely useful.
41. work ethic - the belief that work is morally good.
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