Words used for "Talking about Senses" | IELTS General Vocabulary

Acute

[ Adjective ]

a

ə

c

k

u

ju:

t

e

Close

Sign in

(of senses) highly-developed and very sensitive

To assail

[ Verb ]

a

ə

ss

s

ai

eɪ

l

(of feelings or sensations) to worry or upset someone suddenly and profoundly

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Keen

[ Adjective ]

k

ee

i:

n

(of senses) sharp and highly-developed

To perceive

[ Verb ]

p

e

ə

r

c

s

ei

i:

v

e

to realize through the senses

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Perception

[ noun ]

p

e

ə

r

c

s

e

ɛ

p

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

the ability to become conscious of something through the five senses

Sensation

[ noun ]

s

e

ɛ

n

s

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a physical perception caused by an outside stimulus or something being in touch with the body

Sense

[ noun ]

s

e

ɛ

n

s

e

any of the five natural abilities of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste

Sense organ

[ noun ]

/sˈɛns ˈɔːɹɡən/

a part of the body that helps someone perceive their surroundings

effector

Sensory

[ Adjective ]

s

e

ɛ

n

s

o

ə

r

y

i

relating to any of the five senses

extrasensory

To smell

[ Verb ]

s

m

e

ɛ

ll

l

to recognize or become aware of a particular scent

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Obvious

[ Adjective ]

o

ɑ:

b

v

iou

iə

s

noticeable and easily understood

unobvious

Apparent

[ Adjective ]

a

ə

pp

p

a

ɛ

r

e

ə

n

t

easy to see or notice

Clarity

[ noun ]

c

k

l

a

ɛ

r

i

ə

t

y

i

the quality of being easily heard or seen

Grammatical Information:

Marked

[ Adjective ]

m

a

ɑ:

r

k

e

d

t

clear and easy to notice

Conspicuous

[ Adjective ]

c

k

o

ə

n

s

p

i

ɪ

c

k

u

ə

o

u

ju

s

standing out and easy to see or notice

inconspicuous

Detectable

[ Adjective ]

d

e

ɪ

t

e

ɛ

c

k

t

a

ə

b

ə

l

e

able to be noticed or discovered

Distinct

[ Adjective ]

d

i

ɪ

s

t

i

ɪ

n

c

k

t

easily noticeable or perceived by senses

indistinct

Faint

[ Adjective ]

f

ai

eɪ

n

t

difficult to see, hear, smell, etc.

Invisible

[ Adjective ]

i

ɪ

n

v

i

ɪ

s

z

i

ə

b

ə

l

e

not capable of being seen with the naked eye

visible

Subtle

[ Adjective ]

s

u

ʌ

b

ə

t

l

e

difficult to notice or detect because of its slight or delicate nature

Dominant

[ Adjective ]

d

o

ɑ:

m

i

ə

n

a

ə

n

t

having superiority in power, influence, or importance

subordinate

Ill-defined

[ Adjective ]

/ˈɪldɪfˈaɪnd/

described in a vague or unclear way

well-defined

Dim

[ Adjective ]

d

i

ɪ

m

lacking brightness or sufficient light

Defined

[ Adjective ]

d

e

ɪ

f

i

aɪ

n

e

d

described in an exact and clear way

undefined

Focused

[ Adjective ]

f

o

oʊ

c

k

u

ə

s

e

d

t

producing a very clear sound or image

Forward

[ Adjective ]

f

o

ɔ:

r

w

a

ə

r

d

(of a person) overly confident or direct in behavior

Identifiable

[ Adjective ]

i

aɪ

d

e

ɛ

n

t

i

ə

f

ia

aɪə

b

ə

l

e

capable of being recognized or distinguished

unidentifiable

Manifest

[ Adjective ]

m

a

æ

n

i

ə

f

e

ɛ

s

t

easily perceived or understood

Unnoticed

[ Adjective ]

u

ə

nn

n

o

oʊ

t

i

ɪ

c

s

e

d

t

describing something that is not seen or noticed

noticed

Vague

[ Adjective ]

v

a

eɪ

g

u

e

not clear or specific, lacking in detail or precision

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