IELTS Vocabulary

To cleverly plan or devise something

To cause confusion or puzzlement; to baffle

A central pin or shaft for rotation; a key person or thing; to turn or shift direction

The business of providing food and services, especially for special events

Harmful or poisonous

To destroy completely

Impossible to remove or forget; permanent

Unhealthily thin and bony; haggard from illness or hunger

A mischievous or street child; a sea urchin

To cause things to happen at the same time or rate; to coordinate timing

A public sign or poster; to post or announce with placards

An intense, irrational fear of something specific

To exchange goods without money; such an exchange

To hand over to someone's care for sale, transport, or storage

Firmly loyal and unwavering in purpose

A senior Catholic official; of greatest importance; deep red

A cafeteria in a school or workplace; a water flask

Of or relating to a department

Having an unhealthy interest in death or disease; macabre

A person's hereditary family name

The scientific study of language

To break down into parts; to rot or decay

A large Australian marsupial with powerful hind legs used for hopping and a long thick tail; (rare) To hold a premature infant against the skin for warmth and bonding (kangaroo care)

A bill for goods or services; to send such a bill

Changing frequently in loyalties or opinions; unreliable

Able to be endured; moderately acceptable

The boundary line of a circle; the length of this line

A book of maps or charts

To lean or lie back in a relaxed position

A group of companies or people with shared interests; to distribute content through multiple outlets

To surpass or exceed someone in performance

A return to illness or bad behavior after improvement; to fall back into a worse state

An optical illusion of water in the distance; something illusory or unattainable

To make narrower by squeezing; to limit or restrict

Brief yet complete; expressing much in few words

To rob or loot by force; goods taken by looting

A self-paced instructional guide; a small-group university class led by a tutor

To turn something upside down or in the opposite order

To enter someone's property without permission; such an unlawful act

Not fitting or matching the surrounding context; out of place

A sudden heavy rainfall

A fictitious name used instead of one's real name

To decline in quality or morals; morally corrupt; a corrupt person

An extra charge added to the standard price; to impose such a charge

Relating to ships, sailors, or sea navigation

A person who defeats others or conquers territory by force

Trying to appear more important or impressive than one really is

Until now or until the time being discussed