6000 IELTS Academic Words
Want to know your IELTS vocabulary level? Try the Test Page. You can also Report My Test to us; Our tutors may view your testing and give you a suggestion. It is a FREE service.
Vocabulary Study Online by Level
 |
Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a Fast, Reliable, and Handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. (Available for all VIP accounts: US$2/Month). It has built-in word lists: 6000 IELTS words, 6000 TOEFL words, 5000 GRE words, and 3000 SAT words. You can load them by level with one click.
|
| Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Manage Words by Panel - Page 1 |    |
New Known Review |
intrinsic |
|
a. relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in Although my grandmother's china has little intrinsic value, I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes. |
New Known Review |
invariably |
|
|
ad. constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion I generally contrived to reserve a moiety of this bounteous repast for myself, but I was invariably obliged to part with the remainder. |
New Known Review |
invert |
|
|
v. turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of When he tried to invert his body in a handstand, he felt the blood rush to his head. |
New Known Review |
invoice |
|
|
n. bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices The first section of the sample invoice is the information block. |
New Known Review |
invoke |
|
|
v. call upon; ask for; request earnestly I again invoke the cooperation of the executive and legislative authorities of the States for this great purpose. |
New Known Review |
irrespective |
|
|
a. without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent From now onwards, everyone will have to communicate in Marathi irrespective of what they belong to. |
New Known Review |
isle |
|
|
n. island; spot within another of a different color Why don't you and your father go to the other side of the isle and stay there? |
New Known Review |
jagged |
|
|
a. unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality A Mask shouted, pointing at a man with a jagged red line on his chest. |
New Known Review |
jeer |
|
|
n. gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship As I said, it is very easy to jeer from the sidelines and make boastful claims of what you would do in the same situation. |
New Known Review |
jeopardise |
|
|
v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; threaten With competition from cities like Berlin, Shanghai, or Mumbai, we must not jeopardise London's position as a world creative hub. |
New Known Review |
jumble |
|
|
n. assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess The finale was one big jumble of nonsense, just like the entire series was. |
New Known Review |
kernel |
|
|
n. central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn Watson, buried within this tissue of lies, there is a kernel of truth; when I find it, the mystery will be solved. |
New Known Review |
kindle |
|
|
v. build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire One of the first things Ben learned in the Boy Scouts was how to kindle a fire by rubbing two dry sticks together. |
New Known Review |
laborious |
|
|
a. demanding much work or care; tedious When putting together his dictionary of the English language, Doctor Johnson undertook a laborious task. |
New Known Review |
laden |
|
|
a. loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened It dulls the pain, eliminates nausea, and makes you hungry for a protein laden meal. |
New Known Review |
lament |
|
|
v. grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply Even advocates of the war lament the loss of so many lives in combat. |
New Known Review |
languid |
|
|
a. lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid. |
New Known Review |
latent |
|
|
a. present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer. |
New Known Review |
lateral |
|
|
a. coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side In order to get good plant growth, the gardener must pinch off all lateral shoots. |
New Known Review |
laudable |
|
|
a. deserving of praise; worthy of high praise Kristin's dedication is laudable, but she does not have the necessary skills to be a good paralegal. |