4000 IELTS Academic Words

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
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
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 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
diplomatic  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[重力] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
Exercise
[外交] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
Exercise
[強調] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
Exercise
[犬] a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
emerge  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[日食] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
Exercise
[インデックス] anything  which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; the second digit
Exercise
[出現] come into prominence; spring up; appear
Exercise
[驚異] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
emphasis  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[フレーク] flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
Exercise
[感動] stimulating or exalting to the spirit
Exercise
[ジョギング] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
Exercise
[強調] special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
enterprise  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[親族] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
Exercise
[エンタープライズ] company; firm; organization created for business ventures
Exercise
[驚異] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
Exercise
[ジョギング] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
farewell  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[欠陥] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
Exercise
[強調] stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
Exercise
[重力] seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
Exercise
[別れ] acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
feat  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[偉業] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
Exercise
[アイドル] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
Exercise
[衛生] the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
Exercise
[半球] halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
flare  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[誇張] represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
Exercise
[見積もり] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
Exercise
[フレア] suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
Exercise
[遺伝] descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
freight  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[偉業] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
Exercise
[即興] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
Exercise
[犬] a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
Exercise
[貨物] transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
fundamental  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[組み込み] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
Exercise
[必死] highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
Exercise
[強化] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
Exercise
[アイドル] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
giggle  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[親族] one's relatives; family; kinfolk
Exercise
[クスクス] laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
Exercise
[一見] glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
Exercise
[必死] highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity