4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

irony

1

	[mỉa mai] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
	[hỏi] act of searching for something
	[thời gian] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
	[hợp lý] consistent with; based on; using reason

legend

2

	[phòng] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
	[huyền thoại] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
	[gây] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	[trước] existing or occurring before something else

literally

3

	[què] moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
	[nghĩa] with meaning; letter by letter
	[huyền thoại] explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
	[tập] call up or summon; call together for a common purpose

luxury

4

	[bất] without consideration; despite everything; anyway
	[sang trọng] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
	[khóa] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
	[hứa hẹn] likely to develop desirably; affording hope

measure

5

	[dòng] thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
	[đo] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
	[gây] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	[vấn đề] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish

occasion

6

	[biển] sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
	[què] moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
	[phòng] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
	[dịp] a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening

original

7

	[khóa] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
	[trưởng thành] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
	[gốc] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
	[hợp lý] consistent with; based on; using reason

period

8

	[thực] based on experience; useful
	[bảo dưỡng] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
	[nghĩa] with meaning; letter by letter
	[thời gian] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history

personal

9

	[bất] without consideration; despite everything; anyway
	[phòng] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
	[cá nhân] particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
	[trước] existing or occurring before something else

positive

10

	[hứa hẹn] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
	[gốc] not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
	[dương] involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
	[vấn đề] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish

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