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 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Next    
abortion  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[吧,酒吧] a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
Exercise
[有意識的,神誌清醒的] awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
Exercise
[流產,流產兒,不足月嬰兒,失敗,夭折] termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
Exercise
[概念,觀念] something formed in mind; thought or notion
aid  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[纜索,鋼絲繩,電纜] solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
Exercise
[助手] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
[辯論,表明,爭論,爭吵] invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
Exercise
[沒有約束,放任情緒] lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
air  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[收縮] constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
Exercise
[委員會, (薄而平的)木板] a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
Exercise
[合作] work or act together toward a common end or purpose
Exercise
[空氣,空中] be broadcast on television or radio
aisle  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[聯盟,同盟者] confederate; partner; collaborator
Exercise
[容量,生產量,能力] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Exercise
[披風,斗篷,岬,海角] piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
Exercise
[(教堂的)走廊,耳堂,(劇院觀眾席間的)狹長過道] passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
ballet  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[發出砰的一聲,重擊] a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
Exercise
[芭蕾舞] a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
Exercise
[鬥爭,戰鬥,爭鬥] struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
Exercise
[胡蘿蔔] the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color
bar  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[吧,酒吧] a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
Exercise
[合作] work or act together toward a common end or purpose
Exercise
[諮詢,請教] seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
Exercise
[在旁邊,向旁邊,撇開] on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
cafe  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[咖啡館,小餐館] coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
Exercise
[打賭,打賭,賭注,賭金] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
Exercise
[(教堂的)走廊,耳堂,(劇院觀眾席間的)狹長過道] passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
Exercise
[自由的,有空的] convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
catch  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[偶然遇到,遭遇] capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
Exercise
[助手] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
[收縮] constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
Exercise
[躲避,規避] shield away from; prevent
catching  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[憂慮,焦慮,不安] concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
Exercise
[傳染的,有魅力的,迷人的] act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
Exercise
[助手] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
Exercise
[辯論,表明,爭論,爭吵] invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
chin  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[頜,下巴] the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face
Exercise
[傳染的,有魅力的,迷人的] act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
Exercise
[影集,集郵簿,慢轉唱片] a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
Exercise
[被控告的,被告] defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense