IELTS Vocabulary

To control or manage according to rules; to adjust for proper functioning

A standard or typical pattern of behaviour

To make someone distressed or disturb something; feeling unhappy or sick; an unexpected defeat

A casual comment or observation; to say something as a comment

To voluntarily leave a job or position; to accept something as unavoidable

Connected or associated; belonging to the same family

Something given in return for a service; to give such a thing

Mild, kind, and calm; not rough or harsh

A body part with a specific function; a pipe keyboard instrument; an organizational body

A fixed set of ceremonial or customary actions; relating to such actions

A small six-legged arthropod with a hard exoskeleton

Higher in rank or quality; a person of higher rank

The use of supernatural powers; conjuring tricks; having a remarkable enchanting quality

A fight or battle; to fight against or struggle to overcome

A doctor who performs medical operations

The main stalk of a plant; to originate from; to stop the flow of something

Professional advice or guidance; a lawyer; to advise someone

To chase animals for food or sport; to search for something

Casual trousers made from denim fabric

A thick piece of cut wood; an official record of events; to cut down trees

A reflected sound heard again; to reverberate or repeat

A three-dimensional work of art; to create such a work

A chemical substance or word made of combined parts; composed of multiple elements

Fine powder ground from wheat or other grains, used in baking; to coat with flour

To uncover or expose (v.); naked or minimal (adj.)

To combine into a whole; to join a group harmoniously

A regular payment for use of property; to pay for or let out property

An inclined surface or ground; to slant upward or downward

Not obvious; delicate and hard to detect

The act of consuming liquids, especially alcohol

A device that moves liquid or gas; to move liquid using a pump

A metal disc given as a prize or honour; to win a medal

To financially support an event or person; a person or company that provides such support

Of second rank or importance; derived from something primary

To sell goods to another country; a product sold abroad

Based on experiments; new and not yet fully tested

To shut or hit with great force and noise; a forceful impact

Twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night

A smoothly bending line or shape; a bend in a road; to bend gradually

Honesty and strong moral principles; the state of being whole and undamaged

To give someone the right to do something; to give a title to a work

a public area for recreation; to leave a vehicle in a spot

The fundamental nature of something; a concentrated extract

The study of correct reasoning; a rational and sensible way of thinking

To prevent someone or something from entering or being included

Unpleasantly rough or grating; severe or cruel

A small storage room; to shut away privately; secret or undisclosed

The inside of a building or enclosed space; situated on the inside or inland