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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adhere   Pronounce
v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
That is why the claying is necessary; it makes the grain adhere to the earth; otherwise, it would float.
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adjoin   Pronounce
v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on
A breakfast-room would adjoin the drawing-room, I slipped in there.
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adolescence   Pronounce
n. state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
The big issue in adolescence is that all kids strive for independence.
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adverse   Pronounce
a. in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
The recession had a highly adverse effect on his father's investment portfolio: he lost so much money that he could no longer afford the house.
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aesthetic   Pronounce
a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
Kenneth Cole, the American designer, known for his modern, urban aesthetic, is hawking $35 T-shirts.
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affirm   Pronounce
v. state something as true; assert; confirm
Briggs calmly took a paper from his pocket and read out in a sort of official voice: 'I affirm and can prove that on the 20th of October.'
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abolish  Speak
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opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
automate  Speak
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an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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dividing line; border; frontier
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replace or enhance human labor with machines
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restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
bamboo  Speak
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
barometer  Speak
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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resulting; following as a logical conclusion
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an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
bewilder  Speak
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move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point
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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
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relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
buoyant  Speak
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
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a. of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air


Spelling Word: aerial
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v. state without proof; assert to be true


Spelling Word: allege
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a. arranged in customary order of the letters of a language


Spelling Word: alphabetical
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n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor


Spelling Word: ancestor
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v. inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality


Spelling Word: ascribe
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v. trade goods or services without the exchange of money


Spelling Word: barter
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