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 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous    
residue  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[曬斑,曬黑] redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
Exercise
[邪惡的] suggesting or threatening evil
Exercise
[殘留物,餘額] the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
Exercise
[對稱的] proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
restoration  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[離奇的] strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
Exercise
[啜飲] drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
Exercise
[大頭釘,圖釘] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
Exercise
[恢復,翻新] act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
rhythmic  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
Exercise
[有節奏的,有韻律的] recurring with measured regularity
Exercise
[啜飲] drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
Exercise
[使窒息,撲滅] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
salutary  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
Exercise
[智者,聖人] one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
Exercise
[火山的] explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
Exercise
[巨大的,大得驚人的] astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
skyscraper  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[證明,證實] confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
Exercise
[臨時] for a limited time only
Exercise
[扭傷] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
Exercise
[摩天大樓] a very tall building with many stories
slump  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[用清水沖洗,漱] cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
Exercise
[大頭釘,圖釘] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
Exercise
[猛然落下,暴跌] sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
Exercise
[暴君,殘暴之人] absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
sojourn  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[逗留] temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
Exercise
[著名的,令人尊敬的] having a good reputation; honorable
Exercise
[輸血,充滿] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
Exercise
[使窒息,撲滅] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
spark  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[激發,激勵] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
Exercise
[無限制的] unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
Exercise
[傾斜的,有坡度的] slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
Exercise
[輸血,充滿] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
syrup  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[激發,激勵] bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
Exercise
[邪惡的] suggesting or threatening evil
Exercise
[糖漿,果汁] a thick sweet sticky liquid
Exercise
[丟棄,打碎] throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
tack  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[糖漿,果汁] a thick sweet sticky liquid
Exercise
[嘲弄,奚落] mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
Exercise
[草本植物的莖或稈,細長的支撐結構] stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
Exercise
[大頭釘,圖釘] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head