IELTS Vocabulary

Relating to the eye or vision; an eye or optical lens

The person being interviewed

A person who guards or takes care of something

The ability to see; vision

A slight trace of colour or quality; to add a faint tint

Persistent, determined, and unwilling to give up

Writing materials such as paper and envelopes

The prevailing fashion or style; something currently popular

A long adventurous journey or quest

Having a bad or offensive smell

Expressing regret or apology; offering a defense of beliefs

To whiten using chemicals; a chemical used for whitening or disinfecting

A moving staircase between floors

Food or nutrition; the act of nourishing

Disagreement or conflict; a harsh combination of sounds

A hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre; to pierce or make a hole

Feeling angry about something unfair or unjust

Crazy or insane; extremely enthusiastic about something

Following as a natural result; the concluding part of a conditional proposition

Skillful and nimble, especially with the hands

A soldier hired for money; motivated by personal gain

To violate a law or right; to encroach on something

To kill germs; to make unable to reproduce

The work of cleaning and managing a home; routine administrative tasks

A mistaken belief or flawed argument

Too powerful to be defeated or overcome

Waste or trash; nonsense; to criticize strongly

Slanting or inclined; indirect or evasive

Dark, dull, and dirty-looking; shabby

Having no legal validity; an empty or zero value; to annul

Excessively showy or garish; a grand celebratory feast

The state of being calm and peaceful

A wildly irrational person; someone with an obsessive enthusiasm

To join metals by heat or pressure; a welded joint

Extremely happy and excited

A small sharp knife used in surgery or dissection

Miscellaneous equipment or accessories for a particular activity

To preoccupy the mind completely; to think about constantly

Located far from the centre; remote or peripheral

A waterproof coat worn in the rain

Mass destruction or killing of people; the Nazi genocide of Jews

A medicinal, magical, or poisonous liquid drink

Clearly expressed and easy to understand; mentally clear

To strongly urge or advise someone to do something

Impurities floating on a liquid's surface; a despicable person

Able to float; cheerful and lively; (of markets) active and rising

An outline of topics covered in a course

Disgusting dirt; moral corruption or obscene content