[NEGATIVE QUALITIES]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS

🌚abnormal=> abnormality

=> Abnormal heart rhythms should be checked by a doctor.

=> Nothing abnormal was detected.

=> The child had an abnormal fear of strangers.

-abnormal bleeding

-abnormal behaviours

-abnormal heartbeat

-abnormal cells

----> aberrant----> odd----> strange----> irregular----> unusual----> deviant

🌚adverse=> adversity

=> A high dosage of vitamins may lead to adverse side effects.

=> Despite the adverse conditions, the bridge was finished in just eight months.

=> Because of the adverse weather, they had to abandon the football match.

-adverse conditions

-adverse weather

-adverse publicity

-adverse effect

----> negative----> disadvantageous----> unfavorable

🌚deficient=> deficientcy

=> A poor diet is deficient in vitamins and minerals.

=> The proposal was deficient in several ways.

=> Sleep deficiency can have serious health consequences.

-deficient in something

-deficient in an area

-seriously deficient

-morally deficient

----> inadequate----> weak----> lacking----> faulty----> impaired----> insufficient

🌚deprived=> deprived=> deprivation

=> They are among the most seriously deprived children in the country.

=> There are many problems associated with life in deprived inner city areas.

=> In this deprived neighborhood, he was one of the few young men with a job.

-deprived area

-deprived neighborhood

-deprived childhood

-deprived upbringing

----> underprivileged----> poor----> impoverished----> destitute

🌚negligent=> negligence

=> The jury determined that the airline was negligent in training the crew.

=> The council had acted in a negligent manner.

=> The claims were made against a negligent third party for personal injury.

-negligent in something

-negligent act

-criminally negligent

-grossly negligent

----> neglectful----> remise----> careless

🌚shortcoming=> shortcomings

=> Marriages usually break down as a result of the shortcomings of both partners.

=> His book is entertaining, but it has its shortcomings.

=> Manchester United’s defence displayed some serious shortcomings.

-shortcoming of something

-highlight shortcoming

-serious shortcoming

-glaring shortcoming

----> defect----> weakness----> flaw----> deficiency---->failing----> imperfection

🌚volatile=> volatility

=> There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.

=> The international oil markets have been highly volatile since the early 1970s.

=> Armed soldiers guard the streets in this volatile atmosphere.

-volatile market

-volatile atmosphere

-highly volatile

-increasingly volatile

----> unstable----> unsettled----> fickle----> erratic----> unpredictable