IELTS Vocabulary

Absolute; without any conditions or limitations

An irrational belief that events can be influenced by magical or mystical means

To speak wildly or with great enthusiasm; an all-night dance party; an enthusiastic review

Deliberate destruction or disruption; to deliberately damage or obstruct

A liquid that dissolves substances; able to pay all debts

Thorough and careful in one's work; guided by conscience

A secondary title; on-screen text transcribing dialogue in films

Travelling to or performing in different places; the activity of sightseeing travel

Most common or influential; having the greatest power or importance

The exhaustion or using up of a resource

A noisy disturbance or state of confused excitement

The conventional rules of polite behaviour in social or professional situations

Strange or odd; relating to non-heterosexual identity; to spoil a plan

Filled with something unpleasant; causing anxiety

Failure to take proper care; careless lack of responsibility

A fast, violent stream; a large outpouring

The engine unit of a train; relating to movement

The greatest possible degree or extent; of the highest degree

A stretchy material; able to stretch and return to original shape

To completely confuse or perplex; a plate that controls flow of sound or fluid

To stick out or extend beyond a surface

Feeling great misery; of very poor quality; contemptible

A metal made by combining two or more elements; to mix metals together

Playful naughty behavior causing annoyance; harm or damage

To press into wrinkles or folds; to collapse

Nearly correct or exact; to come close to

The amount of work assigned to a person or machine

An introductory event leading to something more important; a musical introduction

To sparkle brilliantly; bright sparkling light or shiny decorative particles

To spread ideas widely; to reproduce or multiply

Deep religious devotion; dutiful respect toward God, family, or country

To shrivel or dry up from lack of water; to lose vitality

To pay back money spent on someone's behalf

A thick black sticky substance from coal or wood; to coat with tar

To put out a fire or light; to end something completely

Money paid to free a captive; to pay or demand such money

To formally induct into office; to officially open or begin with a ceremony

Able to use a language accurately and with ease; smooth and flowing

To interfere with or alter something dishonestly; a tool for tamping

Strong contempt or disdain; to treat with contempt or reject as unworthy

A solo musical performance; a detailed spoken account

To turn suddenly to avoid something; a sudden change of direction

To cause severe destruction; grievous damage or havoc

Present but hidden or inactive; dormant

Barren and empty of people; to devastate a place

A state of disorder or confusion; to throw into disorder

Severe suffering; to cause great pain or distress

Incorrect or improper use of something; to use wrongly