IELTS Vocabulary

The wearing away of a surface by friction; a scraped area on skin

Due to be paid (adj.); debts owed by a business (n.)

To mildly rebuke someone; an expression of criticism or shame

Of third rank or order; relating to a third stage

To expand or widen; to speak at length

Highly pleasing or delicious; something delightful

A copy made by a photocopier; to make such a copy

The act of denying or contradicting something

Able to be shaped without breaking; easily influenced

Able to burn or corrode tissue; sharply sarcastic

Able to be dissolved; able to be solved

Requiring great effort and hard work

A school for music or fine arts; a glass-enclosed greenhouse

Lacking energy or vitality; slow and listless

To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles

(Chiefly British) While; at the same time; although

An official keeper of records; a school administrator managing student records

A subtle detail or distinction; precision; a point of polite behavior

A very steep cliff; the brink of a dangerous situation

To calm or appease; to bring peace to a place

Able to be noticed or detected by the senses

A confused state; to mix up or confuse

A small island

Sounding sad, mournful, or melancholic

An official document describing a business or investment for potential investors

An introductory section at the beginning of a literary or dramatic work

To satisfy thirst; to extinguish a fire; to cool metal rapidly in liquid

A lead weight for measuring vertical direction or depth; perfectly vertical

Occurring or published after a person's death

To swing back and forth regularly; to waver between opposing views

Deserving praise; commendable

Expressed clearly and briefly

To eat away or destroy gradually by chemical action

Arranged in the order of the alphabet

Tiny organisms that drift in water

A building for storing goods; a rich source of something

Very heavy and unwieldy; dull and labored in style

To obtain something by threats or force

Cruel, oppressive, and unjust in the use of power

A person who keeps financial records for a business

To corrupt or misuse; a person with deviant behavior

Very careful, thorough, and attentive to moral principles

Nothing; nothingness or complete failure

Morally pure; simple and restrained in style

Done gradually, one piece or stage at a time

Practical and convenient, though not always principled; a practical means to an end

A temporary state of mental confusion; wild excitement

Relating to trade and commerce