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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consecutive   Pronounce
a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
The consecutive file saving method also created some problems.
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conservation   Pronounce
n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
According to new research, rapid and large-scale natural habitats have already affected biodiversity in the area, and urgent conservation efforts are now needed.
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conserve   Pronounce
v. retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
One way to conserve is to make cars more efficient.
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consist   Pronounce
v. be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
A sudden renewed interest in action movies from the early nineties whose titles consist of three words, one of which is usually either 'kill,' 'law' or 'justice.'
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conspicuous   Pronounce
a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
The next morning, Miss Scatcherd wrote in conspicuous characters on a piece of pasteboard the word 'Slattern.'
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constitute   Pronounce
v. make up; form something
She went to the open door, stood in it, and looked out among the tomato vines that would constitute the garden.
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abrasion  Speak
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detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
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scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
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be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
abundance  Speak
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indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
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the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
accelerate  Speak
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preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
analytical  Speak
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helper, additional or subsidiary
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great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
annuity  Speak
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
ascent  Speak
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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
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mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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upward slope or grade; movement upward
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n. living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience


Spelling Word: accommodation
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v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part


Spelling Word: alleviate
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n. a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography


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n. active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor


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a. large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible


Spelling Word: appreciable
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a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


Spelling Word: arbitrary
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