IELTS Vocabulary

Long-lasting and resistant to wear or decay

A device for finding direction; range or scope

The quality of being new; something novel or unusual

The beginning or start of something

Relating to war or the military; warlike

A person who leaves school before completing their studies

To pay for regular access to a service or publication; to agree with an idea

To establish or start; an organization promoting education or science

To begin to grow or produce new shoots; a new plant shoot

To increase in intensity or degree; to make higher

An organ that produces and releases substances such as hormones

Distance north or south of the equator; freedom from restrictions

To have a deep longing for something (v.)

The scientific study of human society and social relationships

A boundary or limit; obliged to do something; to leap forward

To bring together into one; consolidate

A shop dispensing medicines; the science of preparing drugs

To dig, chop, etc., with a bill; Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a...

An uncertain future event; a provision for unexpected circumstances

A winding curve around a central point; to move or increase in a spiral pattern

To spin or rotate rapidly; a rapid spinning movement

To behave in a playfully romantic way; a person who flirts

A monarch or supreme ruler of a country; a British gold coin worth one pound sterling; Having supreme political power or authority; independent from external control; exceptionally effective

To flap or wave quickly and irregularly; a state of agitation

To bring something undesirable upon oneself

To shine unsteadily; a wavering flash of light

To remove or erase data or text; a key for removing data

A long thick piece of timber; a political policy position; to cover with planks

A large bright fire; to burn or shine brilliantly

Relating to the normal functions of living organisms

A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work

A fine-grained grey rock used for roofing; a list of candidates; bluish-grey in colour

Freedom from tension or stress; rest and leisure

An object kept to remind you of a place or event; to take something as a keepsake

In an opposite or reversed way

A bittersweet longing for the past or for home

Not flat, smooth, or consistent

The loud rumbling sound caused by lightning; to make a deep rumbling noise

A steep flow of water over a cliff edge

Rubbish left in public; a group of newborn animals; to drop rubbish carelessly

Extremely beautiful and finely crafted; of exceptional quality

To plunge into liquid; to absorb deeply in an activity

A naturally occurring flammable liquid consisting mainly of hydrocarbons; crude oil

A loose flat piece attached at one edge; to move up and down or back and forth

Having a strong, severe, or extreme effect

A goodbye at parting; a final departure

A small wave on water; to move with small waves or spread outward

Love of and devotion to one's country