6000 IELTS Academic Words

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 6000 IELTS Academic Words
1   Overview:
The 6000 IELTS Academic Words is an excellent supplement to 4000 IELTS Academic Words. If you finish the latter and still want to enhance your vocabulary skills, this list is an ideal option.

The list actually consists of 2000+ words that are not in the 4000 IELTS Academic Words, low frequency but useful in the IELTS academic test. So it would be best if you studied it after finishing the first 4000 words.

The list has Level 4 and Level 5 of IELTS Academic Vocabulary, following the 3 levels in the 4000 IELTS Academic Words. Each level's words are divided into four groups. We present them as the same as 4000 IELTS Academic Words, including features like online practices, printable materials, and word status management.
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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abbreviation
abolish
aboriginal
abound
abrasion
abridge
abundance
accelerate
acclaim
accommodation
accord
accumulate
accuser
acquaint
adept
adhere
adjacent
adjoin
administrate
adolescence
advent
adverse
aerial
aesthetic
affiliate
affirm
affix
afflict
aggregate
agitation
agreeable
airing
albeit
allege
alleviate
allocate
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bewilder   Pronounce
v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
You bewilder us by the city traffic; none of us can back hotel independently.
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bilateral   Pronounce
a. two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  
In general, China does not consider them as refugees but economic migrants and has repatriated those caught on its territory under a bilateral treaty with North Korea.
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bitumen   Pronounce
n. mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
In what you might call a giant washing machine, agitation and heat begin to separate the bitumen from the sand.
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blot   Pronounce
n. spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
A memory without blot or contamination must be an exquisite treasure: is it not?
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boast   Pronounce
v. show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
Many of the sports facilities are already in place, and the city can boast one of the most compact proposals running alongside the Moscow river.
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bookkeeper   Pronounce
n. one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
Eric earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends.
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abundance  Speak
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declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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cause pain, suffering, or distress
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great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
accumulate  Speak
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make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
agitation  Speak
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one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
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duplicate copy; one that closely resembles another
allege  Speak
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state without proof; assert to be true
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
amend  Speak
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
aquatic  Speak
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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n. settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states


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v. cause pain, suffering, or distress


Spelling Word: afflict
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v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence


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a. two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  


Spelling Word: bilateral
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n. stall where books are sold, as on the street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale


Spelling Word: bookstall
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n. tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging


Spelling Word: burrow
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