IELTS Vocabulary

A difficult or unfortunate situation; to pledge solemnly

Failure to meet an obligation; a preset setting or value

The state of being ill; a feeling of nausea

To scatter in different directions; to break up and disappear

Not drunk or intoxicated; serious and sensible; to become clear-headed

Similar in position or function; matching or equivalent

Feeling drowsy; tending to cause sleep

A short sleep during the day; to sleep briefly

To weaken or damage, making less effective

In a state of panic or frenzied rush

The act of placing seeds or plants in the ground to grow

Naturally belonging to something; inherent and essential

To suffer or die from lack of food; to deprive of food

To take back; to restore land for use; to recycle waste materials

An underground pipe carrying waste water away

Capable of producing abundant crops or offspring; highly productive

To handle a weapon or tool skillfully; to exercise power or influence

A large, flat, thick piece of solid material

Done or happening at the right time; promptly

A strong feeling of revulsion; to cause such a feeling

An unavoidable terrible fate; to condemn to such a fate

The way something is arranged or planned; a design or structured arrangement

A small sealed container for medicine; a spacecraft compartment

A rigid bar used to lift or move things; to pry something open

Vertical; honest and morally correct; a vertical support

To formally put an end to a law or institution

A fortified military structure for defense

A large passenger ship or aircraft; a removable inner lining

Lower in rank or quality; a person of lower rank

Something that draws attention away; a leisure activity; a rerouting

A company controlled by a parent company; serving a secondary or supporting role

Focused on practical results rather than theory

To feed on grass; to scrape lightly; a light scratch on the skin

A spool for winding film or thread; to stagger or sway unsteadily

To reduce or lessen the severity of pain or difficulty

To ridicule or mimic; not genuine, imitation

To increase in extent or intensity

Based on personal whim or impulse rather than reason or principle; not following clear rules

Refusing to change; obstinate

To wash oneself or swim in water; an act of bathing or swimming

Similarity in appearance or nature

To turn away; to prevent something unpleasant

A hollow space or hole; a decayed hole in a tooth

A word joining clauses or phrases; a joining together

To hold someone in custody; to delay or hold back

A beginner or inexperienced person

A remark expressing praise; to express admiration to someone

A person who walks; dull or unimaginative