4000 IELTS Academic Words
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| 4000 IELTS Academic Words | Introduction |
- IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 1
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- IELTS Academic Words Level 3 - 1
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abide |
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v. endure; put up with; bear; tolerate Oh, don't bother ME, I could not abide figures! |
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abolition |
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n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with In particular, the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes on dividends is not credible as a short-term stimulus. |
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abrupt |
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a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another Eliza's greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile, and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me. |
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absurdity |
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n. quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction His story of being kidnapped by little green men is sheer absurdity. |
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accessory |
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n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item Another accessory is a tripod needed to prevent camera shake, especially when the shutter speed drops below the tenth second at a wide-angle shot. |
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accommodate |
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v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for The stage in the public auditorium can easily be adjusted to accommodate from a full-scale musical production to one by a solo vocalist. |
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accountable |
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a. liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained He made each store accountable, sold 100 unproductive shops and made another 70 smaller. |
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achieve |
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v. gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill Water, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity, require the world's scientific community to develop the means to achieve sustainable development. |
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acquire |
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v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system They acquire a reputation for being difficult to work with. |
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acquisition |
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n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something It has received an unsolicited, 15 dollar a share acquisition proposal from partners. |
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activate |
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v. make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive The carriers say they want to encrypt and store the credentials in the phone's SIM card, the small chips to activate access to mobile networks. |
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acute |
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a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe Her early writing was grounded in acute observation of the natural world. |
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adapt |
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v. make fit for; change to suit a new purpose One way to adapt is to become smaller, generation by generation. |
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addict |
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v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to For instance, if you carry a clean needle in this country, the police are likely to arrest you for being a drug addict. |
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adequate |
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a. sufficient; enough to meet a purpose England missed key players through injury, lacked adequate preparation, and could not match Australia's skill. |
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advertise |
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v. give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of We decided to advertise our new product. |
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advocate |
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v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something Some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house. |
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aggravate |
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v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome Ridiculous, offensive comments like this do nothing but aggravate the situation. |
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aggregation |
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n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole It provides an overview of a diverse set of more than thirty digital library aggregation services, organizes them into functional clusters. |
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agitate |
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v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb Since President has now announced that Emergency, the only demand that the lawyers can now agitate is to restore the old Supreme Court. |