IELTS Vocabulary

Superfluous; unnecessarily repetitive; no longer needed

A pre-arranged meeting or meeting place; to meet at an agreed location

A regularly issued publication; occurring at regular intervals

Not strict or careful enough; loose in discipline or standards

Hard exhausting work; to work very hard

To treat people cruelly by abusing power; to weigh heavily on the mind

A concise reference book on a particular subject

To flood with water; to overwhelm with a large amount

Having a sharp, strong smell or taste; biting or caustic

A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals

A wide, unobstructed view; a comprehensive overview

Not revealed; too great to be counted or described

The spontaneous loss of a pregnancy; a serious failure or mistake

A person unfairly blamed for others' mistakes; to make someone a scapegoat

A large room or building for indoor sports; a European academic secondary school

Deep mud or boggy ground; a difficult situation; to become stuck in mud or difficulty

Reliable and deserving of trust

A person or company that delivers messages or packages

Prolonged enthusiastic applause for an achievement

Very old-fashioned or no longer in common use

To clear someone of blame; to justify or prove the correctness of something

A loud continuous noise; to assail with noise

An outward appearance that may not reflect reality

A place where roads, railways, or other things meet

A careless, embarrassing mistake; to make such a mistake

To distribute or assign a share of something to someone

An object kept as a reminder or souvenir

The organized provision of medical services to maintain health

A small regular increase; to increase by steps

Government unemployment benefit; to hand out in small amounts

A tradesperson who works with electrical wiring and equipment

Following a law or custom; celebrating a holiday or ritual

An introductory section of a book; to introduce with preliminary remarks

Done without preparation; spontaneous; a short improvised musical piece

To reach a conclusion through logical reasoning

The fee charged for sending mail; a postage stamp

To treat with excessive care or indulgence; to spoil

A compulsory tax or payment; to impose and collect taxes

A moving disk or cylinder inside an engine or pump

To obtain or acquire something, especially with effort

To soothe or calm; a temporary period of calm or reduced activity

A feeling of doubt, worry, or apprehension

A ship powered by steam engines; a vessel or pot used for cooking food with steam

To show off ostentatiously

Speed or urgency, often with carelessness; to hurry

To trouble or attack from all sides

An orchestral introduction to an opera; an opening proposal or approach

Arranged in the order in which events occurred