IELTS - Vocab in context 1

The journey across the hills was long and ARDUOUS, much of it having to be done on foot in temperatures of over 40 degrees

• extremely difficult and need lots of effort

• difficult or impossible to catch or find

• thorough and complete

Foxes are a common sight in our town and cities, where they FORAGE in dustbins, in gardens and on waste land

• producing a lot of things, ideas, etc.

• to search in a wide area for something, especially food

• make something as an idea, plan, etc. happen

The cuckoo is a rare and ELUSIVE bird which is often heard but rarely seen

• able to quickly become healthy, happy or strong again

• so expensive that nobody can afford it

• difficult or impossible to catch or find

The research they carried out was EXHAUSTIVE, so by the time the project was complete, they knew everything they had to know about their subject.

• thorough and complete

• to search in a wide area for something, especially food

• difficult or impossible to catch or find

The hotel we stayed in was a MEDIOCRE place, with small rooms, rather dull food and an uninspiring view of a car park.

• so expensive that nobody can afford it

• average or below average

• extremely difficult and need lots of effort

Research suggests that children are more RESILIENT than adults when it comes to getting over an illness

• able to quickly become healthy, happy, strong again

• the ability to decide what to do in an independent way

• difficult or impossible to catch or find

He was an extremely PROLIFIC author, writing 3 or 4 novels a year as well as many short stories

• producing a lot of things as ideas, plans, etc.

• the ability to decide what to do in an independent way

• make something as idea, plan, etc. start to work

The room was extremely untidy, with STACKS of books and piles of papers all over the floor

• piles of something placed on the top of another

• producing a lot of something as ideas

• make something as idea, plan, etc. start to work

Water is essential for human life, so it is IMPERATIVE we make sure that in the future there is enough for everyone

• able to quickly become healthy, happy, strong again

• extremely important and urgent

• difficult or impossible to catch or find

Attempts to IMPLEMENT change met with strong resistance

• make something as an idea, plan, etc. start to work

• move and swing slightly from side to side

• a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with