IELTS Vocabulary

Strict and severe in manner; the rear of a ship

Excessively proud of oneself; producing no result; futile

To dig out or hollow something; to uncover by digging

Relating to the metric system; a standard used to measure or evaluate something

A large predatory reptile with a long snout living in tropical waters

Faithfulness to a person or duty; accuracy of reproduction

Balanced correspondence of form on either side of a dividing line

To decode a cipher or secret message; to make out something difficult to read or understand

To use up or significantly reduce a resource

Deliberately unreasonable or contrary; morally wrong

A high level of skill or competence

A faint or brief flash of light; to shine softly

Easily broken or snapped; a hard nut-and-sugar candy

Highly skilled; an expert

No longer current or fashionable; obsolete

To make something necessary or unavoidable

To cause something to happen suddenly; a solid formed in a solution; done hastily

To take away a number or amount from another

To feed and support growth; to encourage or foster

To rebuke angrily; a person who habitually nags

Encouraging and stimulating enthusiasm

Reddish-brown oxidation on iron or steel; to become covered with rust

To protect by preventing transfer of heat, electricity, or sound; to isolate

A collection of literary works by various authors

An unoccupied job or room; an empty space

A trial performance to assess a performer's suitability; to take part in such a trial

An employee who greets visitors and answers calls at a front desk

A device that projects images or video onto a screen

Fluent and persuasive in speech or writing

The act of moving upward; a climb or upward slope

A fertile area with water in a desert; a pleasant refuge

A tank or public place for displaying aquatic animals

Bad luck; an unfortunate event or accident

Having a strong or revealing effect; the act of narrating

Hideous, shocking, or abnormally large

Rock containing metals or gems mined for their value

A long speech by one person in a play or conversation

A long-lasting bitter conflict between groups; to engage in such a conflict

Loud enough to be heard; a last-minute play change in football

To melt or blend together; a safety device in an electrical circuit; a cord that ignites an explosive

To manufacture something; to invent a false story

To plant seeds or spread ideas; an adult female pig

The colour and appearance of facial skin; the general character of something

To twist or pull violently; a tool for turning nuts and bolts; a sprain

To bend forward or lower oneself morally; a hunched posture or front porch steps

To melt from a frozen state; a period of warm weather after frost; a relaxation of tension

Physically strong and able to endure harsh conditions; (of plants) frost-resistant

The science and practice of managing forests