IELTS Vocabulary

To cause sudden shock or surprise; a sudden fright

Extremely beautiful or visually stunning

To mock or provoke someone playfully; a person who teases

A person who serves food and drinks to customers at tables in a restaurant or café

A solemn promise; to swear to do something

Half of an academic year; one of two school terms

The quality of being exact and accurate

A piece cut from a plant or newspaper; sharp or hurtful remarks

Stiff and unable to bend; inflexible in opinions or rules

A sweet fruit spread; a blockage; to squeeze or force into a tight space

To fall or roll end over end; a sudden clumsy fall

Relating to psychiatry or the treatment of mental disorders

A pattern of evenly spaced lines forming squares; an electricity distribution network

To spin around an axis; to take turns in a sequence

A focused stage light; the center of attention; to highlight

Impressively grand or splendid

To drag something sharp along a surface; a shallow wound or mark; a difficult situation

Relating to sight, vision, or optics

An emergency vehicle for transporting sick or injured people

An animal hunted for food; a victim of exploitation

An official examination of accounts; to inspect records for accuracy

To knock against something; a jolting collision; a rounded swelling

Strange or unusual; belonging exclusively to one person or place

Showing great excitement or eagerness

A person who formally applies for something

Of or relating to Egypt; a person from Egypt

That is to say; used to specify or clarify

An official permit to enter a country; to endorse a passport with such a permit

Above one's head; ongoing business expenses not tied to production

To care for and develop; the environmental influences on a person's growth

Producing clear, powerful images; very bright in color

Extremely angry; violent or intense

Without doubt; certainly

To leave out or exclude something

Having high moral qualities; of aristocratic rank; a person of noble birth

An eight-legged predatory arthropod that spins webs

A compulsive, unhealthy preoccupation with something or someone

The dead body of a human being

The state of being completely sure; something that is definitely true

Slightly wet; to make moist or reduce intensity

The process of taking in food for growth and health; the study of food

The words known by a person or used in a particular field; a word list

A sequence of notes forming a tune

Completely and absolutely

To grow crops; to develop or nurture something

Great comfort and wealth; something expensive and not essential; very high quality

A device that converts sound into electrical signals

The act of getting rid of something; the power to use something freely