4000 IELTS Academic Words
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| 4000 IELTS Academic Words | Introduction |
- IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 1
- IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 2
- IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 3
- IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 4
- IELTS Academic Words Level 2 - 1
- IELTS Academic Words Level 2 - 2
- IELTS Academic Words Level 2 - 3
- IELTS Academic Words Level 2 - 4
- IELTS Academic Words Level 3 - 1
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- IELTS Academic Words Level 3 - 3
- IELTS Academic Words Level 3 - 4
| Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |   |
resource 
1
 | stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible |
| periodic rise and fall of the sea level |
| materials; abilities; available source |
| any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses |
rhetorical
2
| relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language |
| going from one state of action to another |
| melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze |
| excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion |
seemingly
3
| tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling |
| suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place |
| undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve |
| apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true |
shatter
4
| hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding |
| common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement |
| weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath |
| destroy; break up; break into many pieces |
souvenir
5
| materials; abilities; available source |
| a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide |
| upright in position or posture; oriented vertically |
| token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value |
specimen
6
| last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another |
| model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class |
| in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward |
| excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion |
static
7
| relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language |
| an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile |
| having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary |
| melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze |
stern
8
| the sensation of dryness in the throat |
| hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding |
| common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement |
| device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid |
territorial
9
| an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile |
| pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district |
| change in outward structure or looks; convert |
| affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide |
tile
10
| the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains |
| suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place |
| the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret |
| the sensation of dryness in the throat |