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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analyse   Pronounce
v. resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for examination of each separately
Don't spend all day calling agents about fees - pick three in your locality and analyse which is the best one.
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ancestor   Pronounce
n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
He said it was a very old name in that neighborhood, that the house's ancestor was wealthy.
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annihilate   Pronounce
v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
The enemy, in its revenge, tried to annihilate the entire population.
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antagonism   Pronounce
n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
Barry showed his antagonism toward his new stepmother by ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.
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anthology   Pronounce
n. book of literary selections by various authors
The late Isaac Asimov compiled this anthology of science fiction.
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apparatus   Pronounce
n. a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
When the apparatus is at work, this gas becomes luminous, giving out a white and continuous light.
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acquaint  Speak
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component or part; citizen, voter
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ambition; something that you hope to achieve
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inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
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upward slope or grade; movement upward
armour  Speak
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defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria
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restrict in movement; circumscribe
arouse  Speak
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excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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increasing by successive addition
attribute  Speak
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digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
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essential quality; reputation; honor
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component or part; citizen, voter
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upward slope or grade; movement upward
boundary  Speak
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confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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dividing line; border; frontier
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
calcium  Speak
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
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made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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silvery, moderately hard metallic element
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a. large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible


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a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


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n. one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments


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v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in


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n. mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame


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n. unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree


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