6000 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 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
levity  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[폐렴] inflammation of the lungs
Exercise
[예언] foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
Exercise
[경솔] lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
Exercise
[반사] throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
litter  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[냄비] criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan
Exercise
[쓰레기] disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
Exercise
[미니어처] painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
Exercise
[정독] read or examine, typically with great care
lustrous  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[팝콘] small kernels of corn exploded by heat
Exercise
[광택] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
Exercise
[오라클] the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
Exercise
[피아노] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
membrane  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[기타] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
Exercise
[녹은] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
Exercise
[의회] part of government which makes laws
Exercise
[멤브레인] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
mien  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[인어] aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
Exercise
[연사] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
Exercise
[광택] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
Exercise
[박해가] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
misappropriate  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[선구자] open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
Exercise
[폐렴] inflammation of the lungs
Exercise
[중복] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
Exercise
[유용] appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
molten  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[오라클] the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
Exercise
[메달] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
Exercise
[녹은] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
Exercise
[권총] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
overlapping  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[피아노] a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
Exercise
[특허] path; track; a trodden path
Exercise
[중복] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
Exercise
[경솔] lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
par  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[메달] a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
Exercise
[미니어처] painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
Exercise
[박해가] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
Exercise
[파] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
persecution  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[신재생] capable of being renewed or extended
Exercise
[기타] mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
Exercise
[허용] approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
Exercise
[박해가] unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs