IELTS Vocabulary

An organization helping those in need; money or goods given to the poor; generosity

A specific action or plan used to achieve a goal

The act of identifying; proof of who someone is

To dare to do something risky; a risky or daring undertaking

Sufficient or good enough for a purpose

A large keyboard musical instrument; softly (as a musical direction)

A thick warm bed covering; to cover completely; applying to all cases

The blank edge of a page; a border or edge; an extra amount beyond the minimum

A hard building material of cement and gravel; real and specific rather than abstract

A doctor's written order for medicine or treatment

To pursue someone or something; the act of pursuit

A newly enlisted soldier or new member; to enlist or hire new members

A piece used to repair a hole or flaw; to repair or fix something

General agreement among a group of people

A stored reproduction of sound or video; the act of capturing it

Of or relating to a colony; a person from a colony

A baked pastry dish with a filling

Purpose, reason, or benefit (as in 'for the sake of')

To beat someone in a contest; a loss or failure

To make stronger or more effective; to emphasize or encourage

To make a solemn promise or oath; to use offensive language

A piece of evidence helping to solve a mystery; to provide a hint

A thin piece cut from something; to cut into thin pieces

A job or profession; military control of a territory

A state of disorder or uncertainty; inability to think clearly

Holy and deserving great respect; connected with religion

A rule expressed in symbols; a method for achieving a result

Relating to mental processes such as thinking and reasoning

A quality belonging to something; to regard something as caused by someone

To exhale deeply expressing emotion; a deep audible breath of weariness or relief

A place where art is displayed; the highest seating area in a theater

An underground passage; to dig a passage through something

A person accused or sued in a court of law

Physical health and strength; the quality of being suitable

A burial place in the ground; serious and solemn in manner or situation

The flat area of the thighs when seated; one circuit of a track; to drink with the tongue

An object used to hold things; a large metal shipping box

A professional who designs buildings; one who plans or creates something

To emphasize or mark important content; the most exciting part of an event

To become smaller; a reduction in amount

A horizontal bar or metal track; a railway

The yearly recurrence of the date of a past event

A sofa for sitting or lying on; to express in a particular way

A formal union or agreement between countries or groups for a shared goal

A proposed explanation that can be tested; an assumption for argument

To form or make up; to write music or text; to calm oneself

A dirty or disorganized state; a difficult situation; to make untidy

A traditional story involving heroic or supernatural elements; a very famous person