IELTS Vocabulary

A careful or official examination

A person who oversees and directs others' work

A large enclosed space for sports or events; a sphere of activity

To seek advice or information from someone; a consultation

The state of owning something; an item owned

To pardon someone; to stop feeling anger or resentment

The floor of a building below ground level

To float or move without control; a gradual movement or tendency

To cause liquid to flow away; a pipe or channel for removing liquid

The greatest possible amount or degree

A formal public statement giving information about an event

A form with a set of questions used to gather information

Microscopic single-celled organisms, some of which cause disease

A special right or advantage not enjoyed by all; to grant such a right

A building for religious worship; the flat area on the side of the forehead

To draw liquid into the mouth by suction

Occurring without a definite plan or pattern; by chance

To jump or spring; an act of jumping or sudden change

A field of activity or knowledge; a territory under one's control

Domesticated bovine animals such as cows and bulls

Strange, unusual, or bizarre

The smallest possible quantity or level; being the lowest degree

The activity of traveling on foot; able to walk

To discard or drop carelessly; a place for disposing of waste

A garment hanging from the waist; to go around the edge of something

An organized collection of structured information stored electronically

For this reason; therefore; from this place or time

Causing or feeling discomfort; uneasy

To carry out a task; to put someone to death as punishment

An arm, leg, or wing; a large tree branch

A system of beliefs or principles held by a group

A melody or song; to adjust an instrument or device to the correct setting

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

A person or thing that takes the place of another; the act of replacing

The introduction of something new; a new idea, method, or invention

A six-stringed musical instrument played by plucking or strumming

To injure a muscle by overuse; physical or mental stress; a variety of organism

To act in a particular way; to conduct oneself properly

To manage or oversee; to give or apply medicine or a procedure

A person who dances as a hobby or profession

A soft cushion or block of paper; to fill with soft material

The sending of signals, power, or disease from one place to another; a vehicle's gearbox

The lever that fires a gun; to cause something to happen

To accidentally cause liquid to flow out; an instance of spilling

A territory controlled by a distant country; a community of settlers or organisms

Existing in effect but not in fact; simulated by computer

To find guilty of a crime; a person serving a prison sentence

Native to a particular region; originating locally