IELTS Vocabulary

A blood vessel from the heart; a major road or transport route

Not moving or changing; radio/TV interference noise

A thin fog of water droplets near the ground; to become covered with fine droplets

Modest and not arrogant; to make someone feel less proud

An academic dissertation; a proposition put forward for argument

Recorded or transmitted sound; relating to audible sound

A sauce for salads; material applied to cover a wound

Relating to the universe; inconceivably vast

To think carefully and deeply about something

To publicly condemn; to formally accuse someone

To relax lazily; a comfortable room for relaxing or waiting

Able to be believed; convincing and trustworthy

The process of correcting or improving something; reviewing previously learned material

The practice of processing used materials for new use

Unusually good or outstanding; not ordinary

Cautious and alert to possible danger or deception

A group of objects tied together; to tie or wrap things together

To fix firmly into surrounding material; to insert content within another file

Cloth made from flax; household textiles such as bedding and towels

A device for recording sound or video; a type of flute

To raise to a higher position; to promote to a higher rank

A prize draw decided by chance; anything unpredictable

A routine household task; any tedious or unpleasant task

A decorative border; the outer edge of something; outside the mainstream

A row of shrubs forming a fence; to reduce risk or avoid commitment

A contract for renting property; to rent out or rent

To speak softly or complain quietly; a soft, low sound

A device or machine designed for a specific purpose

A female servant; a young unmarried woman

A traveling entertainment show; a chaotic situation

To measure or estimate; an instrument for measuring

An official count of a population

A military unit or organized group with a shared purpose

To live or reside in a place

A fixed share or limit assigned to someone

To walk with long steps; a long step; significant progress

A short passage taken from a larger work; to select such a passage

A two-wheeled motor vehicle; to ride one

To nickname someone; to add a new soundtrack to a film

To grab suddenly; a quick grab; a short fragment

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action

A short memorable phrase used in advertising or by a group

Shockingly offensive or unreasonable; wildly excessive

Great suffering or unhappiness; a cause of distress

A person dependent on a substance or habit; to cause dependence

A circular scale or knob for measuring or selecting; to dial a phone number

At or near the edge; of minor importance or barely sufficient

The act or process of making something clean