6000 IELTS Academic Words

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 6000 IELTS Academic Words
1   Overview:
The 6000 IELTS Academic Words is an excellent supplement to 4000 IELTS Academic Words. If you finish the latter and still want to enhance your vocabulary skills, this list is an ideal option.

The list actually consists of 2000+ words that are not in the 4000 IELTS Academic Words, low frequency but useful in the IELTS academic test. So it would be best if you studied it after finishing the first 4000 words.

The list has Level 4 and Level 5 of IELTS Academic Vocabulary, following the 3 levels in the 4000 IELTS Academic Words. Each level's words are divided into four groups. We present them as the same as 4000 IELTS Academic Words, including features like online practices, printable materials, and word status management.
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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abbreviation
abolish
aboriginal
abound
abrasion
abridge
abundance
accelerate
acclaim
accommodation
accord
accumulate
accuser
acquaint
adept
adhere
adjacent
adjoin
administrate
adolescence
advent
adverse
aerial
aesthetic
affiliate
affirm
affix
afflict
aggregate
agitation
agreeable
airing
albeit
allege
alleviate
allocate
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beset   Pronounce
v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.
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bibliography   Pronounce
n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
Plus, a narrative bibliography is included to discuss the professional literature and topics covered in the book.
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bilingual   Pronounce
n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
The diagram illustrates how the aid of theories provided by monolingual studies was used to investigate reading development in bilingual settings.
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bloc   Pronounce
n. a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
Today the Jewish bloc is interested primarily in Palestine and will continue to be an uncertain quantity right up to election time.
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blunder   Pronounce
n. serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.
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bookcase   Pronounce
n. case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
They bought a bookcase to put the books and notebooks on.
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abbreviation  Speak
Exercise
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
Exercise
shortening something by omitting parts of it
Exercise
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
Exercise
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
acquaint  Speak
Exercise
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
Exercise
inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
Exercise
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
Exercise
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
array  Speak
Exercise
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
Exercise
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
Exercise
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
Exercise
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
aspire  Speak
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
Exercise
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
Exercise
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Exercise
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
attribute  Speak
Exercise
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
Exercise
essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
Exercise
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
audible  Speak
Exercise
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
Exercise
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
Exercise
perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
Exercise
lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
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n. great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing


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v. state something as true; assert; confirm


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a. arranged in customary order of the letters of a language


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a. no longer current or applicable; antiquated


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n. defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons


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a. two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  


Spelling Word: bilateral
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